Human Rights Outfit Welcomes Suu Kyi Release
Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist organization Amnesty International has welcomed the release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, a prisoner of conscience, from house arrest in Myanmar (formerly called Burma). Suu…
Obama Ignored Outcries of Sikh Widows: Statement
By Rakesh Raman President and Michelle Obama visited India on an economic mission and despite outcries from human rights organizations the President did not address India’s terrible human rights record…
Low Scores for White House on Transparency
The public isn’t convinced that the government is open with Americans, according to a new survey. The ForeSee Results / Nextgov Government Transparency Study measured citizen perceptions of government transparency…
Israel Urged to Stop Human Rights Abuses in Jerusalem
Amnesty International has urged Israel to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. “The Israeli authorities must immediately halt expansion of settlements…
Nobel Peace Prize for Chinese Human Rights Activist
By Rakesh Raman The Nobel Committee has announced the Nobel Peace Prize 2010 for jailed Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo (pictured above). Liu, 54, has been spearheading a peaceful…
Over 43 Million Americans Now Live in Poverty
Annual data released Thursday, Sept. 16, by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that almost 43.6 million Americans (about one in every seven people) now live in poverty, the highest number…