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."

Thursday, February 26, 2004

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10:40:14 AM

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Dramatic account of a church destroyed in Zhejiang. AsiaNews.it, Italy
... According to the Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy at least 10 house churches have been destroyed by police units in Zhejiang since ... [XMLMania.com - Google News Search: human rights]
10:32:07 AM

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U.S. SAYS RIGHTS WORSENED IN ASIA LAST YEAR [RFA]

Human rights throughout East Asia remained dismal in 2003, despite modest advances in China’s legal system, the State Department said in its annual report on human rights around the world. In China, “although legal reforms continued, there was backsliding on key human rights issues during the year, including arrests of individuals discussing sensitive subjects on the Internet, health activists, labor protesters, defense lawyers, [and] journalists,” the report said. Beijing also continued to block Western media from entering the country, it said. [more]

10:27:54 AM

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Uzbekistan: Human Rights Defender Detained [HRW]

Uzbek authorities have arrested another human rights defender on what appear to be politically motivated charges, continuing Uzbekistan’s crackdown on civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. [more]

10:24:23 AM

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Thailand: End Crackdown on Burmese Fleeing Abuses
Thai Government Policy Puts Thousands of Burmese at Risk [HRW]
Thailand must end its crackdown on Burmese fleeing rights abuses in their military-ruled homeland, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. [more]

10:18:59 AM

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US Annual Human Rights Report Criticizes Adversaries, Allies (with audio) [VOANews.com Headlines]
10:12:34 AM

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Uzbekistan Frees Woman Who Protested Son's Death in Prison. The Uzbek woman said Wednesday that she hoped conditions in Uzbekistan's jails would improve under international scrutiny. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: International]
10:10:18 AM

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Last Tibetan Nun Released From Prison. The last of 14 Tibetan "singing nuns" was released Thursday from a Chinese prison, granted a sentence reduction after nearly 15 years behind bars, a U.S. activist said. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:05:12 AM

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