A Cairo court has ordered forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons to be stopped.
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Thanks to ground work by the U.S. Green Party, the wave of Occupy Wall Street empowerment and Human Rights Aler, Los Angeles became the first major U.S. city to vote against corporate personhood and call for a Constitutional Amendment asserting corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights and that money is not free speech.
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Censured for engaging child labour by gloabl apparel brands, the Indian apparel export industry has decided to adopt zero tolerance on child labour and cleanse the supply chain.
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If you rely on the corporate media for your news, you may not be aware that this is the most significant revolutionary period in human history.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say.
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Women in Saudi Arabia are to be given the right to vote and run in future municipal elections, King Abdullah has announced.
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A policy banning open homosexuality in the US military has been repealed after nearly two decades.
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has introduced a new program, Bolsa Verde (Green Allowance), to compensate the poor for environmental protection, reports Globo News.
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Peru's new president, Ollanta Humala, has signed into law a measure requiring that indigenous groups are consulted prior to any mining, logging, or oil and gas projects on their land.
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On Tuesday night, Peru’s Congress unanimously approved a ‘historic’ new law that guarantees indigenous people’s right to free, prior and informed consent to any projects affecting them and their lands.
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The central government of India is contemplating a blanket ban on child labour, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal informed the Rajya Sabha Friday.
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To help 'ensure that the United States does not become a safe haven for serious violators of human rights,' U.S. President Barack Obama today issued a proclamation barring the entry of individuals said to be involved in systematic violence, war crimes, and other severe rights violations.
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GNN staff |
Wed July 27, 2011
U.S president Barak Obama has certified a repeal on the 'DADT' (Don't Ask, Don't tell) policy within the U.S military forces. The policy is due to end by September 20 this year.
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Indonesia will 'recognize, respect and protect' the rights of traditional forest users, including indigenous people, as it works to slow deforestation, reports the Rights and Resources Initiative, a coalition of NGOs.
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