Human and Civil Rights

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(53) Countries Were Represented at SC VIII

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Cambodia
Canada

Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Finland
France
Gabon
Germany
Honduras
Israel
Italy

Kenya
Kosovo
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Montenegro
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Oman

Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Senegal
Serbia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Ukraine

United Kingdom
United States

The Resignation of Wadah Khanfar and the Future of Al Jazeera

18-Jan-2012 - Foreign Policy | Updated: 18-Jan-2012

The resignation last week of Wadah Khanfar as managing director of Al Jazeera has provoked speculation that scandal lurks beneath his departure. Many have pointed to a WikiLeaks cable stating that Khanfar had succumbed to pressure from the U.S. in...

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China to expand registration rules for microblog users

18-Jan-2012 - UK Reuters | Updated: 18-Jan-2012

China will expand real-name registration for microblog users, the government's propaganda and information arm said on Wednesday, in its latest step to better control China's wildly popular Twitter-like websites.

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2 Israeli Web Sites Crippled as Cyberwar Escalates

16-Jan-2012 - NYTimes.com | Updated: 17-Jan-2012

Israel faced an escalating cyberwar on Monday as unknown attackers disrupted access to the symbolically strategic Web sites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al, the national airline.

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Ban urges Security Council unity on Syria

27-Jan-2012 - Khaleej Times | Updated: 27-Jan-2012

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon urged the UN Security Council on Friday to speak with one voice on Syria, and called on Damascus to listen to the aspirations of its people.

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Ex-Guatemala dictator to face genocide charges

27-Jan-2012 - ABC News | Updated: 27-Jan-2012

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will face trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity as the Central American nation seeks to close files on a brutal 36-year civil war.

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China: Rural Unrest Presents Dilemma for Beijing

26-Jan-2012 - Stratfor.com | Updated: 27-Jan-2012

The success of a monthslong protest in the rural Chinese village of Wukan has sparked protests over similar issues in Wanggang and Xibian. While these protests all began as disputes over government land seizures, they are noteworthy for their demands for the ouster of local administrative and Communist Party of China (CPC) officials in addition to...

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Revenge for EU Sanctions: Iran Set to Turn Off Oil Supply to Europe

26-Jan-2012 - Spiegel Online | Updated: 26-Jan-2012

The European Union embargo on Iranian oil will only come into effect in six months, but the leadership in Tehran wants to act first: Exports to Europe are set to be halted immediately. It is a move which could mean added difficulties for struggling economies in southern Europe.

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Sovereign Challenge VII Report of Proceedings

Report of proceedings from this June's conference in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Sovereign Challenge VI Executive Summary (Nov 10)

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