Human Rights Commission

Will Iran's Human Rights Case End Up at the Security Council?

Omid Memarian | Posted 01.17.2012

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Omid Memarian

"I do not regard the country mandate as a punitive measure. This is the start of a process that we can hopefully work through peacefully and collaboratively."

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Pro-Choice Leader's Appointment Draws Flak From State GOP

Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Pat Quinn, Illinois GOP, Pat Quinn Appointment, Human Rights Commission, Chicago, PPAC, Illinois, Terry Cosgrove, Bill Brady, Personal PAC, Chicago News

Illinois Republicans are crying foul over Governor Pat Quinn's appointment of the head of a pro-choice political group to a spot on the Human Rights C...

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Budget Accountability Must Be Strengthened to Advance Human Rights in Africa

Christina Holder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Commission, Corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission, Anti-Corruption, Zambia 2010 Budget, Zambia Ministry of Health, Human Right Law, Iccpr, Human Rights, Zambia, Africa, Zambian Judiciary, Budget Accountability, Human Rights Based Development, Foreign Assistance, World News
Christina Holder

That Zambian officials stole millions from the health budget is particularly reprehensible in a country where 14% of the population has HIV/AIDS, and over one in 10 children dies before age 5.

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Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Sponsors House Hearing on Child Trafficking

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Commission, Drug Cartels, Thomas Friedman, Undocumented Immigrants, Human Slavery, Children, Washington DC, Tom Lantos, Immigration, Sexual Assault, Sexual Slavery, Mexican Drug Cartels, Immigration Reform, Television, Child Abuse, Child Trafficking, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Slavery, Child Slavery, Immigration Debate, David Sarnoff, Politics News
Conchita Sarnoff

In order to undertake the darker side of immigration reform, such as child trafficking, lawmakers must create a sustainable budget and measurement system that collates factual data and statistics.

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Saudi Girl, 12, Drops Plan To Divorce 80-Year-Old Cousin

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Commission, Saudi Women, Saudi Marriage, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Girls, Arranged Marriage, Sunni Islam, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Buraidah, Al-Qasim, Saudi Girl, 12, and Divorce, World News

A 12-year-old Saudi girl has unexpectedly dropped her application to divorce her 80-year-old second cousin, despite intervention from human rights gro...

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