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		CCHR - Human Rights Organization Attacks Its In 1969 the Citizens Commission on Human Rights was formed as an arm of Scientology to fight against head of Scientology's Citizens Commission on Human Rights, walked by Mike in.
		Information and links on human rights in Cambodia thirty years, Cambodia has experienced one of the most dreadful human rights records in modern history on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
		Indonesias 2000 human rights law However, Indonesias four leading 2000), Elsams Executive.
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		Robinson, who was on a three-day visit to Bahrain beginning on March 1, told the 58th Session of the Commission on Human Rights held in Geneva: In Bahrain, I welcomed the Kings decision, taken during my stay, to accede to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
		The Bahraini permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, Saeed Al Faihani, said the praise of the international community for Bahrain came at a time when the country was witnessing great development in the human rights field under the leadership of HM the King.
		The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, yesterday praised Bahrains democratic reforms in the field of human rights, initiated by His Majesty the King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
	www.bah-molsa.com /english/news-2002/news-mar/news19-3-2002a.htm (245 words)

	Human Rights Committee
		"Human Rights Committee of Bahrain Kingdom, is an independent committee concerned with human rights solutions and awareness"
		Copyrights©2001 Human Rights Committee - Consultative Council - Kingdom of Bahrain
	www.humanrights.org.bh /indexe.htm (28 words)

	Political News
		Women's rights are human rights and human rights are women's rights, said America's former first lady, calling for governments to promote and protect women's rights unequivocally.
		Women are active in the institutions of civil society and at provincial women's centers across Afghanistan, women are learning about their rights and their new opportunities.
		In a victory for women, the United States today withdrew a controversial amendment to a United Nations declaration reaffirming the UN Platform for Action on women's rights.
	www.smu.edu /womens_studies/political_news.htm (8354 words)

	Healing Iraq
		Islam originally dignified women and gave her the same rights as man. It regarded men and women as equals in self, mind, and emotion because they are both human and it's not fair for any of them to control the other or enslave him.
		And the resultant is that traditional society laws are contradictory with human rights (and women rights) because 'individual freedom' is an unacceptable right in such societies.
		Sheikh Adnan Al-Tamimi, who attended the demonstrations said that "All divine laws ensure the protection of women rights more than any civil law could.
	healingiraq.blogspot.com /archives/2004_01_01_healingiraq_archive.html (12741 words)

	Feminist Daily News 6/3/2005: Bahrain Files Charges to Silence Women's Activist
		Human Rights Watch reports in its statement that the WPC has documented many cases in which judges ruled capriciously, as when women are denied custody of their children because they either work or attend school.
		LaShawn R. Jefferson, Women's Rights Director at Human Rights Watch, states that "Ghada Jamsheer is being punished for exposing the injustice that women face in the courtroom.
		Ghada Jamsheer, the head of the Women's Petition Committee (WPC) in Bahrain, faces three trials for slander this month as a result of her involvement in family law cases and her criticisms of Bahrain's sharia judges.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9078 (479 words)

	Women's rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Women's rights typically refers to the legal rights of women which pertains to the social and human rights of women.
		Ansar Burney Trust working for women's rights in the Middle East
		This page was last modified 20:04, 30 March 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Women's_rights (103 words)

	Human Rights in China
		However, many commercial and political disincentives continue to limit the practical availability and utility of these flexibilities, such as compulsory licensing and parallel importation, and hamper the ability of poorer countries to ensure that TRIPS outcomes are consistent with their human rights obligations.
		Human rights and economic policy are interconnected to a degree that demands coherence in international and national law, policy and practice.
		UN human rights treaty bodies should strengthen their capacity to examine the human rights impacts of international trade agreements and policies and to make observations concerning policy coherence.
	www.hrichina.org /public/contents/article?revision_id=26420&item_id=26396 (2141 words)

	womens rights afghanistan - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
		In the Talibans Afghanistan, women are banned from schooling...Only a decade ago the idea that womens rights are human rights was dismissed...
		Biden, Joseph R....send a U.N. treaty on womens rights to the floor, marking...Womanhood, noting that Afghanistan signed it in 1980...several family and womens rights groups that have asked...exert its influence on womens rights around the globe...
		Womens rights have receded in importance...women from all parts of Afghanistan to Kandahar, in the heart...draw up the first Afghan Womens Bill of Rights.
	www.questia.com /search/women's-rights-afghanistan (1386 words)

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		UN expert lauds Turkey's human rights effort but urges respect for all groups
		Sri Lanka: Urgent action needed to ensure future of Human Rights Commission
	www.headlinescanner.com /?X=ND064&Z=100 (172 words)

	WHRnet - Women's Human Rights in the News
		Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 5 May 2003 The latest release of the Peacewomen bi-weekly electronic newsletter reports about the dialogues on Resolution 1325 in meetings held by the UN Commission on Human Rights from March 17 to April 25, 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland.
		Women Loya Jirga delegates and women's rights and human rights advocates won several important concessions in the new Afghan constitution adopted on January 4 following a three-week constitutional assembly in Kabul.
		Many women who moved here from various districts of the province for work are able to find a job, but due to lack of accommodation facilities they are forced to leave their job and return to their hometowns.
	www.whrnet.org /news_archive.php (10243 words)

	I CARE - Crosspoint Anti Racism
		Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen.
	www.magenta.nl /crosspoint/saudi.html (49 words)

	Welcome to Bahrain Brief
		At the personal instigation of the Emir, Sheikh Hamad, human rights studies is now compulsory for all Law undergraduates at the Law Faculty at the University of Bahrain.
		Answering a question on the attitude of neighbouring countries about the developments in Bahrain, Sheikh Salman said that they supported the drive in Bahrain because they are well aware that it is an internal matter proper to Bahrain and that it does not affect the rights of any other country.
		The United Nations recently recommended that universities include the study of human rights in their Law syllabuses.
	www.bahrainbrief.com.bh /english/february2001-issue.htm (49 words)

	ABC News: Bahrain Activist Pardoned by King
		MANAMA, Bahrain Nov 21, 2004 — Bahrain's king ordered the immediate release of human rights activist who was convicted of inciting hatred of the government and sentenced to one year in prison Sunday in a case linked to criticism of the prime minister.
		Al-Khawaja, the executive director of the now-dissolved Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was detained on Sept. 25 after he called publicly for the resignation of Sheik Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, accusing him of being responsible for economic failures and human rights violations.
		Bahrain had seen clashes in the past between government forces and Shiite Muslim Bahrainis, many of whom long have complained of discrimination and demanded better representation and equal rights.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=270590 (598 words)

	Middle East Media & Sites
		Bahrain: Flag-National flags and ensigns currently in use.
		UAE: Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2005
		Saudi Arabia: Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2005
	www.parstimes.com /MidMedia.html (2047 words)

	Bahrain
		Bahrain Country Report on Human Rights Practices: 1996
		Amnesty International: Bahrain -- News and Reports Archive (New York and Washington, DC)
		Press releases, testimonies, and reports on human rights situation.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Bahrain.html (56 words)

	Bahrain-Politics
		- published by the Bahrain Freedom Movement for promoting human and constitutional rights in Bahrain.
		Presents editor-selected articles relating to human rights, economic development, and political issues.
		Published by the Bahraini Family Group, tackles political affairs of Bahrain to layout the correct picture for those who are mislead by others.
	www.arabinfoseek.com /bahrain-politics.htm (79 words)

	BBC NEWS Middle East Bahrain activist pardoned by king
		The King of Bahrain has swiftly pardoned a human rights activist who was sentenced to one year in jail for inciting hatred against the government.
		Mr Khawaja, vice-president of the Bahrain Centre of Human Rights, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
		The island witnessed widespread unrest in the mid-1990s as Shias protested for the reinstatement of Bahrain's elected parliament, which was dissolved in 1975.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/4029919.stm (383 words)

	Gulf countries Bahrain
		Amnesty International has welcomed the positive steps taken to date but is urging the Bahraini Government to bring the country's laws and practice into closer harmony with international human rights treaties without further delay.
		Human Rights violations continue in Bahrain: Amnesty Report
		Anti-government protesters or suspected political opponents are routinely arrested and detainees are at risk of being held for up to three years without charge or trial, the maximum allowed under the "Decree Law on State Security Measures, in force since October 1974.
	www.keralamonitor.com /testpage2.html (292 words)

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		Expatriate residents of Bahrain told Human Rights Watch, however, that tear gas and other projectiles were fired from foreign-supplied helicopters into villages during clashes.
		Defense Secretary William Perry made several visits to Bahrain during 1996 but, as of October, had made no public comment on the human rights situation.
		These military supplies were mainly for the use of the Bahrain Defense Forces, which was not acknowledged to have been involved in internal security operations.
	www.hrw.org /reports/1997/WR97/ME-02.htm (2453 words)

	ABC News: Bahrain Women's Activist Pleads Not Guilty
		MANAMA, Bahrain Jun 4, 2005 — An outspoken women's rights activist pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges of slander for publicly criticizing family court judges, a case that has garnered attention from international human rights groups.
		They included slander for calling family court judges in Bahrain "corrupt, biased and unqualified" and using abusive language against a former judge.
		Jamsheer, wearing a beige T-shirt and orange slacks, her shoulder-length dark hair streaked with blond highlights, calmly chewed gum as the three-judge panel read the charges against her.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=819491 (388 words)

	King Hamad: Bahrain to become a modern constitutional democracy
		Bahrain, intends to go further granting equal rights to all citizens regardless of nationality or religion as stated in the charter "The State has to guarantee the rights of all citizens, with no discrimination, within a wider and more comprehensive principle: equality of human dignity between all people.
		The Ruler of Bahrain, Emir Hamad bin Isa Khalifa, announced yesterday that his country is to become a constitutional hereditary monarchy.
		In another concept little practiced in world governments, Bahrain is to grant the courts the power of Judicial Review, i.e., the court will be able to strike down laws if they are judged to not be constitutional.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/629281/posts (826 words)

	Bahrain rights activist pardoned by king -
		The King of Bahrain has pardoned human rights activist, Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, who was jailed for one year on a charge of inciting hatred against the government.
		The Bahraini authorities arrested Abdul Hadi Al Khawaja, vice president of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, in September, after he made remarks critical of the government's management of the economy, and publicly called for the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
		King Hamad also ordered the release of 13 other people, who had demonstrated in support of Al Khawaja.
	www.aljazeera.com /cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_ID=5646 (646 words)

	demographics-regional views
		A study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed the human rights abuses suffered by Ethiopian women working in Arab countries such as Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
		While some women are subject to abuses that include rape, death in prison, starvation, confinement and human abuse, other women said that their passports had been confiscated by immigration officials who passed them on to local agents, leaving these women at the latter's mercy.
		Demographers estimate that Japan will have the highest percentage of people over the age of 65 in the world within five years if current patterns continue; by 2050, the median age will rise to 49.
	www.acunu.org /millennium/demographicsregional.html (16853 words)

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		U.N COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS decided, in a recorded vote of 24 in favour and 17 against, with 10 abstentions, to postpone consideration of draft resolution (E/CN.4/2003/L.92) on human rights and sexual orientation until its sixtieth session.
		In favour (24): Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, India, Kenya, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe.
		As we cannot ask the gays in Syria if indeed they really have been threatened, we cannot present you with a concrete answer.
	www.gaymiddleeast.com /country/syria (534 words)

	Bahrain
		A study published by the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR)stated that only 37 out of 532 high-level governmental positions were held by women.
		The Bahrain Journalists' Association, formed in 2000, had a significant majority of government employees from the Information Ministry and was not an independent organization protecting journalists' rights and interests.
		Bahrain is a monarchy which, in 2002 adopted a constitution that reinstated a legislative body with one elected chamber.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27925.htm (12053 words)

	Report: Weapons at War 2005
		The Government generally respected the human rights of its citizens; although there were significant improvements in a number of areas, serious problems remained.
		[But] the Government has broad powers to limit citizens' rights and to handicap political opposition.
		The Constitution provides citizens with the right to change their government peacefully however, the Government restricted the activities of some political parties and leaders.
	www.worldpolicy.org /projects/arms/reports/WatWTable1.html (1066 words)

	Human Rights Watch: Middle East and Northern Africa : Bahrain
		Human Rights Watch welcomed Bahrain's release of most of the country's remaining political prisoners prior to this week's popular referendum on proposed political reforms.
		Bahrain should investigate allegations that a former high security official routinely authorized and participated in the torture of political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today.
		Bahrain has seen some extraordinarily positive developments over the past six months, including the release of all of the country's political prisoners and the return of the country's numerous political exiles.
	www.hrw.org /mideast/bahrain.php (1195 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		The Bahrain Human Rights Society (which has recently received authorisation to monitor prison conditions)
		Bahrain is a partner in the regional airline Gulf Air with the Sultanate of Oman (Qatar withdrew from the partnership in May 2002; Abu Dhabi began its withdrawal in September 2005).
		Bahrain hosted the second Forum for the Future meeting in November 2005 to further advance the partnership between the G8 and the broader Middle East and North Africa, and hosted the IISS Gulf Dialogue in December 2005.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744936800 (2026 words)

	Global Voices Online » Bahrain
		Needless to say, there were confrontations by these demonstrators and the police, some of whom have apparently used excessive force to cow demonstrators, as reported by the dissolved Bahrain Centre for Human Rights.
		Shaikh Jaber was much loved in Bahrain not only for the various infrastructural and community projects he and his government have done in Bahrain through the Kuwaiti Development Fund, but also for the shared history of the two countries and the closeness of their peoples.
		Bahrain made the headlines worldwide this week after 58 party-goers were killed when a traditional dhow sank, off the Kingdom last Thursday (March 31).
	www.globalvoicesonline.org /-/world/middle-east-north-africa/bahrain (7488 words)

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