Web pages about "Discrimination"

Post-election violence increases in Zimbabwe - 18 April 2008

Zimbabweans had little to celebrate on Friday 18 April, the 28th anniversary of their country's independence.

Zimbabwe opposition under attack - 10 April 2008

Opposition parties in Zimbabwe have complained of violence against people perceived to be their supporters.

Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities - 2 April 2008

Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.

Video: Gangs and police cripple Jamaica's inner cities - 1 April 2008

Poor inner city Jamaicans are left at the mercy of gangs and abusive police officers who are rarely, if ever, brought to justice for human rights abuses.

Unlawful homes for Israeli settlers, demolitions for Palestinians - 31 March 2008

Mobile homes for an illegal Israeli settlement in the Occupied Palestinian Territories got the go-ahead within a week of Israeli bulldozers demolishing Palestinian homes and property in the area.

Tibet off the Human Rights Council's agenda - 26 March 2008

Discussion of the situation in Tibet was stifled at the UN Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe opposition suffer pre-election harassment - 26 March 2008

Opposition groups in Zimbabwe are suffering harassment, intimidation and discrimination in the run-up to national elections on 29 March.

South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response - 18 March 2008

Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communities because of their gender, HIV status and economic marginalization.

Crackdown on activists and minorities in China - 13 March 2008

The Chinese authorities have engaged in a number of troubling crackdowns on activists and minority groups in the past week.

Palestinian homes demolished without warning - 11 March 2008

The Israeli army demolished more homes in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday morning.