This 22nd annual World Report summarises human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year, often in close...
[3 February 2012] - A Cambodian maid who reportedly gave birth in prison to a child conceived after she was kidnapped and raped in Malaysia, returned with her baby and 11 other alleged victims of vicious abuse yesterday.
The sobbing,...
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Summary: Les protections juridiques incluses dans le droit du travail devraient être étendues aux filles et aux femmes migrantes dans les deux pays[Le 31 octobre 2011] - L’absence de contrôle exercé par les gouvernements...
Summary: A child conceived out of wedlock has been denied her father's name, and as such, the corresponding rights. [6 November 2011] - Adela Jalil was ecstatic when she gave birth to a baby girl in August.
But her joy gave way to pain, disbelief...
Summary: The Australian government has decided to soften its plans to send ayslum-seeking children to Malaysia, and make its decision on a case-by-case basis. [6 May 2011] - Australia's government said on Monday that it has softened its policy on...
Summary: The measure has been criticised by various organisations and individuals as being negligent to the needs of unaccompanied minors and as having a racist undercurrent. [3 June 2011] - The authorities in Australia have announced plans to send...
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Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person,...
Summary: More than 1,300 civil society delegates representing various civil society organisations, including children's rights NGOs, presented a set of recommendations to the government leaders attending the 17th ASEAN Summit which began on 7 May...
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As Amnesty International (AI) releases its annual report on human rights, the world stands on the threshold of historic change. Courageous people are standing up and speaking out in the face of bullets, beatings,...
