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First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Željko Joksimović

Sweden's Loreen Wins Eurovision Song Contest | 2012-05-27 08:12:43 AM

Sweden's Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on Sunday before an international TV audience of 100 million, days after angering Azeri authorities by meeting rights activists critical of the host country's human rights record.Opposition ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Nile International ]

Entities: Eurovision Song Contest, Azerbaijan, Željko Joksimović

First Reported 7 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 Documents

Anke Engelke

'Europe is watching you' - German comedian the only voice of criticism as Eurovision brushes aside human rights

Only one presenter dared to deviate from the script and speak out in support of those who risk prison to campaign for greater democratic rights in the former Soviet republic.Anke Engelke, a German comedian charged with delivering the voting results via ... [ Published 7 hours ago by The Independent ]

Entities: Azerbaijan, Human Rights, Anke Engelke, Heydar Aliyev

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 Documents

For Police, Fire & Jail

CEBU, Philippines - If Cebu third district Rep. Pablo John Garcias bill is approved, there would no longer be any height requirement for those who would want to be policemen, firefighters or jail officers.Height should not be a restriction for people ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Philippine Star ]

Entities: prison, Police, fire

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents

Syria: 'Why is the world not doing anything to help us?'

"Why is the world not doing anything to help us? We demonstrated peacefully and from the first day we were beaten and shot at. Then the army came into our villages and fired at us with tanks and helicopters and burned and destroyed our homes. Is the world ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: Torture, Syria, Crimes Against Humanity

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents

Activists demand intelligence, para-military forces answer RTIs

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Activists and government representatives met here to discuss ways to make the dissemination process under the Right To Information (RTI) Act more transparent and accountable and demanded that intelligence agencies and the paramilitary ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: National Security, Relativity, Lady Godiva, PARAMILITARY FORCES, Human Rights

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated 23 hours ago - 4 Documents

Sweden snags top prize in Eurovision Song...

A Swedish performer emerged victorious in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, beating out competition from 25 other nations.Singer Loreen, 28, won for "Euphoria," an upbeat dance-style song. Dressed in dark colors, she sang in shadows, playing off ... [ Published 23 hours ago by Channel4000 ]

Entities: Azerbaijan, European Broadcasting Union, Sweden, Eurovision Song Contest, Human Rights

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Satur Ocampo

Lawyers' group address human rights violations

CEBU, Philippines - In light of continuing and ever increasing human rights violations and impunity under the currrent administration, the National Union of Peoples Lawyers Cebu Chapter (NUPL-Cebu) in coordination with the Community Empowerment Resource ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Philippine Star ]

Entities: Human Rights Violations, Philippines, Human Rights, Satur Ocampo

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Human rights protests drown out Eurovision

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Tens of millions of television viewers will tune into Europe's annual pop music contest in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan on Saturday, but a war of words over human rights may drown out the singing, self-promotion and kitschy ... [ Published May 25 2012 by MSNBC ]

Entities: Baku, Azerbaijan, Human Rights, protest

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

UN Human Rights Chief: Sanctions Against Zimbabwe Are Backfiring

Navi Pillay, the UN's Commissioner for Human Rights, wrapped up a five day visit to tense Zimbabwe this week, at the invitation of the coalition government. She has this startling advice for western nations that are punishing Zimbabwe over its poor human ... [ Published May 25 2012 by WNYC ]

Entities: Zimbabwe, Sanctions, Human Rights, United Nations

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 2 Documents

Stars back Amnesty International's call for women's rights in Afghanistan

The note from Amnesty International calls for Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai to make sure the rights of females in the war-torn country are not affected when international troops pull out.Yoko Ono, Joan Baez and Sting are also backing the call, ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Hollywood.com ]

Entities: Afghanistan, Human Rights, Hamid Karzai

First Reported May 26 2012 - Updated May 26 2012 - 1 Documents

The rights issue

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established by the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009 to bridge the people, deprived of rights or victims of violation of rights, with the State. The reconstituted Commission has been working since ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Bangladesh Daily Star ]

Entities: Ain O Salish Kendra, Human Rights, Human Rights Commission

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Human Rights Arts and Film Festival 2012

Where: Chauvel Cinema, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, PaddingtonHow much: $16/13Australia's premier cultural event devoted exclusively to exploring human rights issues through creative media is back in May and June for its fifth year running.The not-for-profit ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Concrete Playground ]

Entities: Human Rights, Australia, WARWICK Thornton, Margaret Pomeranz

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TV review: Gok Cooks Chinese; Eurovision's Dirty Secret: Panorama [Groong - 2 hours ago]

"Azerbaijan organised Eurovision at the highest level and this is a great success for the country" Deputy Speaker of Parliament Bahar Muradova told AFP

Eurovision spotlight promotes, exposes Azerbaijan [Yahoo! News - 2 hours ago]

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Mugabe: Same Sex Marriage Leads To Human Extinc... [ Published May 25 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says that Zimbabwe and other African countries will never recognise gay marriage because it leads to “extinction”. Speaking at a women’s HIV/Aids conference in Harare yesterday, Mugabe, 88, stated emphatically that ...
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Carlos Fuentes passed away at 83 [ Published May 17 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] How Carlos Fuentes reinvented the novel The Mexican author's British editor remembers the man and his consequences Carlos Fuentes was one of the most extraordinary writers in an extraordinary generation that included Gabriel García Márquez, Julio ...
Anti-gay Eurovision protests intensify in Iran‎ [ Published May 14 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Angry homophobes took to the streets of two Iranian cities on Friday (11 May) to protest rumors of a gay pride event during next week's Eurovision Song Contest in neighboring Azerbaijan. The kitsch European pop tournament will begin in Baku, the capital ...
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