Human Rights and Religious Liberty
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."
Saturday, January 10, 2004

Doctors Without Borders Says North Korea's Extreme Repression Is 'One Of The Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories' Of 2003. Group List Underreported World Stories Barbara Borst Associated Press NEW YORK - A medical aid group said Friday that the American news media last year provided too little coverage of some world trouble spots, including the conflicts in Colombia, Chechnya and Congo. In its annual list of "underreported humanitarian stories," Medecins Sans Frontieres also cited a lack of media attention to the high death toll worldwide from malaria, the crises in North Korea and Somalia and the limited access of poor people to anti-AIDS medicines. "It's clearly a valid criticism when applied most broadly to the American media, but some of those conflicts such as the Congo and Colombia, we (The Washington Post) cover quite aggressively," The Washington Post's assistant... [Free North Korea!]
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Syria: Kurdish prisoners of conscience must be immediately released. Amnesty International Jan 9 2004 5:25PM ET [Moreover - Human rights news]
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Sudanese refugees report continued killings, lootings by Arab militias - UN. United Nations Jan 9 2004 7:08PM ET [Moreover - Human rights news]
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Medecins Sans Frontieres lists most 'under-reported' humanitarian stories. Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 10 2004 0:08AM ET [Moreover - Human rights news]
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NEPAL: A young human rights defender was killed in Banke District [Asian Human Rights Commission website]
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SRI LANKA: Brutal attack of the police on the people in Baddegama village in Madahapola who campaigned against crime [Asian Human Rights Commission website]
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