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Human Rights Watch slam Sri Lanka's 'chilling' media code
The group's asia director Brad Adams says the code "is part of a sustained campaign to control the media and curtail dissent." #Sri Lanka #NewsTracker #Mahinda Rajapaksa #Human Rights Watch #Keheliya Rambukwella
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Take frogs off dissecting table in labs:NBC
As part of conservation of endangered animal species especially amphibians, the National Biodiversity Congress has sought a ban on using animals covered under the Wildlife Protection Act for study and experimental purposes #Animal rights #National Biodiversity Congress #Frogs #endangered animals
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Many errors and uncertainty about law caused Savita's death: enquiry report
A cascade of errors and uncertainty about the law on abortion contributed largely to the tragic death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar at an Irish hospital last year, according to an official enquiry report #Ireland #Women's rights #Abortion #Savita Halappanavar #birth
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Surprised at a conservative Pope? Were you expecting Lady Gaga?
Many have already dismissed Frank as a conservative and homophobe. I'm not sure who atheists, liberals and others expected as Pope - Lady Gaga? #HowThisWorks #Vatican #Gender Rights #Pope Francis #Saint Francis of Assisi #Catholicism
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Delhi unsafe for women? Blaming Dikshit absolves men
The more value we attach to each other, the easier it is to respect each other and, hopefully, not commit a crime against an other. #HowThisWorks #Sheila Dikshit #Delhi #women's safety #Women's rights
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Imagining a better 2013 for women the world over
Even if there were more convictions in rape cases, it would be unlikely to prevent the crimes - we need to change minds and the choices they make. #InMyOpinion #Employment #Rape #Women #Delhi gangrape #2013 #Rights
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Human Rights WatchAfghanistan: Weak Appointments Undermine Rights Body
(Kabul) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s appointment of a weakly qualified human rights commission with little public consultation raises concerns about the country’s most important rights body. On June 15, 2013, Karzai announced the appointment of five #Kabul #Hamid Karzai #Afghanistan
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Charleston City PaperRebekah Jacob focuses on civil rights photographer
A line of protesters slog below a cloudy sky in "Selma-to-Montgomery March for Voting Rights in 1965." The black-and-white James Karales photo, which was shot for Look magazine, captured a decisive moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Led by Dr. Martin L #Montgomery, AL #Martin Luther King, Jr. #University of South Carolina
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Stuff.co.nzFootball rights owner is revealed
FINAL HURRAH: Sir Alex Ferguson lifts the trophy as Manchester United claimed their 13th English Premier League title last month. The new company that owns rights to the English Premier League has been revealed as Coliseum Sports Media, a company headed #Manchester United #Alex Ferguson #Tim Martin (footballer)