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Aumentan abusos en Latinoamérica.- EU
WASHINGTON, DC.- Las violaciones a los derechos humanos, algunas realizadas por las fuerzas de seguridad de cada país en el marco de la lucha anticrimen, así como la represión de las libertades fundamentales han aumentado en los países latinoamericanos,...Tags: Venezuela, Politics, Burma, Cuba, International Organizations
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Recortan premio del Nobel
ESTOCOLMO, Suecia.- La Fundación Nobel anunció ayer su decisión de reducir 20 por ciento la dotación en efectivo de cada uno de sus seis Premios de este año, para proteger sus finanzas a largo plazo. Hasta el año pasado, la parte en metálico del...Tags: Alfred Nobel
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Human Rights, Prisoners and Detainees, Thein Sein, European Union, Activism
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Thein Sein, European Union, Barack Obama, Justice and Rights, Politics
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BBC star admits sex abuse as Britain wonders who's next
ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to sex offences on Thursday, the latest British TV star from the 1970s and 1980s to be embroiled in abuse allegations. Hall, 83, who was best known for...Tags: BBC, The X Factor (tv program), Celebrities, Entertainment, Sex Crimes
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Myanmar panel proposes measures to ease ethnic tensions
NEW DELHI, India -- Ever since Myanmar opened to the West, released political prisoners and allowed the opposition led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office, it has been dogged by tensions among its many ethnic and religious minorities....
Tags: Human Rights, Thein Sein, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Minority Groups, Justice and Rights
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EU lifts Myanmar sanctions despite human rights concerns
Reuters* EU ministers agree to lift all sanctions, except arms embargo * Step could raise pressure on U.S. to follow suit * Rights group accuses Myanmar authorities of crimes against humanity By Adrian Croft and Justyna Pawlak LUXEMBOURG, April 22 (Reuters)...Tags: Human Rights, Foreign Aid, Thein Sein, European Union, Economic Sanctions
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Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions
The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...
Tags: BBC, Malaysia, Human Rights, Foreign Aid, Thein Sein
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Ed Ruscha, Wang Shu named to Time 100 list
Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha and Chinese architect Wang Shu have been named to Time magazine's new list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The annual list, which features personalities from politics, business, sports and culture, was...
Tags: Pritzker Architecture Prize, Arts, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, China
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The Week Ahead: Suu Kyi sojourn, Thatcher farewell, Italy adrift
Testing the waters for a revitalized Asian alliance Now through Saturday, April 20: Democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to Japan this week is purportedly unofficial, but the Nobel Peace Prize laureate probably has more clout than any...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Italy, National Government, Margaret Thatcher, Burma
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French countess is key advocate for AIDS patients in Myanmar
SHWEPYITHA, Myanmar — After her heroin-addict husband died five years ago, Ei Ei Phyu discovered she was HIV-positive. She thought her life was over until friends directed her to the open-air clinic here where she receives antiretroviral medicine....
Tags: Human Rights, Hospitals and Clinics, Prostitution, Justice and Rights, Sex Crimes
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Myanmar opposition party meets in open to elect leaders
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.NEW DELHI, India -- Myanmar’s main opposition party led by Nobel laureate lawmaker Aung San Suu Kyi began three days of meetings in Yangon on Friday to elect leaders for the first time in its 25-year history. The fact that the government allowed...Tags: Human Rights, Prisoners and Detainees, Thein Sein, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government
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