human rights News

Follow up to the Foreign Affairs Authorization Act amendment on Camp Ashraf.

Congressman Tom Lantos, (1928 - 2008) who served as the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, was unveiled in Washington, D.C. recently.   The portrait, painted posthumously by Bedford NY artist Laurel Stern Boeck, hangs in Congress.

NAAFA challenges Dr. Ludwig and his Harvard colleagues to take a HAES (Heath at Every Size) approach rather than kidnap two million children from their parents.

Fashion photographer Matt Spencer brings the 'I AM EQUAL' project to New Mexico.

Record-breaking ‘I AM EQUAL’ photo project comes to The Lone Star State 25-JUNE-2011.

Seasoned documentarian PanteA Bahrami will have on view her most recent documentary, And in Love I Live, about the political activities and experiences of three generations of female political prisoners in Iran during the past five decades.

Race and gender justice activist Nontombi Naomi Tutu will deliver keynote address

In its Los Angeles premier, Rick Burkhardt’s “Conversation Storm,” along with Charles Mee’s “The House of Cards,” will launch Uranium Madhouse, the Los Angeles-based theater cabal, a participant in the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Mira Sound Germany releases Michel Montecrossa's New-Topical-Song-Movement Audio Single and DVD 'Street Rocker In Syria‘ dedicated to the road of change all over the world.

Israel Day Celebration includes important talk by nationally-prominent human rights activist about current affairs as they impact Israel

We know about Abu Ghraib, in media sound bites and a few images, but artist Daniel Heyman has captured the words and faces of the prisoners who endured that torture.

"FLESH" the movie announces its acceptance into the Awareness Festival 2011.

National Action Network (NAN) 20th Anniversary & 13th Annual National Convention Honor Dr. Charles Steele, Jr. and George E. Curry With First Ever International Award

Members of the African Diaspora are calling for a UN resolution against Laurent Gbagbo, and have asked several world leaders, including US president Barack Obama and UK prime minister David Cameron to back their campaign.

Greater Seattle area prepares to break world record with human rights photo project.

Greater Denver area welcomes historic photo campaign for human rights.

We are proud to announce the establishment of TIN - The International Network (TIN). TIN is a think tank style, professional and social platform which seeks to connect not-for-profit organisations, supporters and the general public.

Canadian producer doing a US 'Paul Revere ride' for the children.

Photographer Eva Sutton documents population displacement in Cambodia

In defending the Mayor of Sanguenay, Quebec, Calgary Herald columnist Naomi Lakritz accused everyone disagreeing with her position of being a bigot. Evidently. there are a lot of bigots out there - most of them defending human rights.

Hundreds are expected to step up for a photo and join the growing historic photo project.

Iranium powerfully reports on the many aspects of the threat America and the world now faces with interviews with 25 leading politicians, Iranian dissidents, and experts on: Middle East policy, terrorism, and nuclear proliferation.

Adelphi University is pleased to welcome Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations and Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting as he speaks on “An Austrian Perspective from the Security Council: Human Rights and Rule of Law.”

The holder of the title of Miss Progress International on a visit to the communities of albinos to follow up her project. Dramatic reports. The fundrising continues.

Michel Montecrossa's maxi single 'Solidarity With The People' containing 5 New-Topical-Song-Movement Hits is released by Mira Sound Germany.

America's Non-Governmental Organizations press the US Goverment to support human rights in Egypt

The ‘I AM EQUAL’ photo project shines light on human rights in Salt Lake City.

The ‘I AM EQUAL’ photo project shines light on human rights issues in the Bay Area.

The ‘I AM EQUAL’ photo project shines light on human rights issues in the desert oasis.

International call to action is the report "The Massacre of Political Prisoners in 1988," published by the Abdorraham Boroumand Foundation, the author Geoffrey Robertson QC, “distinguished jurist” member of the UN Internal Justice Council.

Artist H-II: Stephen Michael Apatow, Founder of the United Nations Arts Initiative supports the National Society of Film Critics Statement On Jailed Iranian Directors.

On 27 January Ms Frieda Brepoels MEP will convene a conference, ‘Kashgar: An Oasis of the Silk Road on the Brink of Extinction’, at the European Parliament in collaboration with the UNPO and the Belgian Uyghur Association.

The Cultural Association In Progress presents the 2011 calendar with the faces of the Ambassadors of Progress protagonists of the last world finals.

This year's observance highlights human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.

East Timor and Indonesia Action Network and the West Papua Advocacy Team urge Indonesian Government to end the persecution of internationally recognized prisoners of conscience Filep Karma and Buchtar Tabuni.

The Haiti Information Project (HIP) announced the release of the documentary film Haiti: We Must Kill the Bandits on broadband pay-per-view the same day as elections in Haiti on November 28, 2010.

On 7 December 2010 Ms Ana Gomes MEP will convene a hearing, ‘Ethiopia’s Stalled Democracy: A Spotlight on the Ogaden’ in Room ASP3H1 of the European Parliament in Brussels from 16.15–18.15 in collaboration with UNPO and African Rights Monitor

The Educational Services Division of UK based MNC,Helix Research Center Ltd has announced 'Vocational Training Programs ' for the Stakeholders of Clinical Research and Healthcare Industries around the World.

Peace X Peace, an international organization that raises and multiplies women’s voices, presents the annual Women, Power, and Peace awards to honor extraordinary women and men on the frontlines of peacebuilding.

Human Rights & Equality photo project to visit 29 US cities in 2011

Current food/energy hyperinflation is being viewed as nothing short of catastrophic, crushing the household, small business and nonprofit organization levels across the United States and in G-20 countries.

Echoing the One Million voices Campaign, Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi wants the international community to impose travel restrictions and other "political sanctions" against Iranian officials

Author, Human Rights Activist, Judge, and Law Professor Jacqueline St. Joan Speaks About Honor Crimes in Pakistan

With the support of a growing number of committed human rights activists, we are pleased to announce the formal launch of the One Million Voices for Iran Campaign.

Internet access is considered one of the most basic and important necessities in life these days. People use the online media to facilitate some of the most important and useful transactions these day

The important new book Preserving the United Nations delineates the foundational errors present in 1945.

The Thames Valley Baha'i Community joins the call for a special envoy to monitor the human rights situation in Iran.

Isobel Coleman, Sr.Fellow, US Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses "Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East " a World Affairs Forum program on 11/10. Refreshments-5:45 pm, presentation-6:15 pm.

The Timeline & Inconsistencies Report takes each individual action as it happened, and aligns the passenger version against the Israeli account. The “conclusions are in sharp contrast to the Israeli official version of events,” the report found.

This premier event will focus on driving change and Innovation in the Juvenile Justice System to promote early intervention and diversion, prevent crime and reduce recidivism in youth at risk and discover the future of juvenile justice in Australia