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BURMA: Rohingya Face Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis

“The situation in this area is extreme” - Tomás Ojea Quintana, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights

(RANGOON) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Myanmar government of restricting humanitarian aid and discriminating against Muslim Rohingyas in a new report.

HRW's Phil Robertson said, “Burmese [Myanmar] government restrictions on aid to Rohingya Muslims are creating a humanitarian crisis that will become a disaster when the rainy season arrives.”

Tamils to Obama: Thank you for UNHRC Resolution, but More Needs to be Done

"Nothing except an international investigation is likely to produce an acceptable result, the letter concluded."

(WASHINGTON DC) - "Nothing except an international investigation is likely to produce an acceptable result, the letter concluded."

The US recently offered a resolution at the United Nations Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva calling for the Rajapaksa government to investigate war crimes committed during the recent Sri Lankan civil war.

Where Have All the Flag-Wavers Gone?

Evil will triumph when good men do nothing.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Do you believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Do you wave the flag and profess to be a proud American?

Do you rally behind the flag on July 4th? Do you think you are a "good" American? Do you know what it means to be a "good" American?

ILWU Strength Imperiled by Dangerous Course

The ILWU is backing itself into a corner when it comes to both global and local solidarity.

(PORTLAND, OR) - A crowd of over 200 Longshore workers, other union members, and community supporters rallied at Esther Short Park in Vancouver, WA, on March 8.

They were supporting ILWU Local 4 grain handlers locked out of their jobs by United Grain Corporation in late February.

Activist Suing Eureka Police for Violating Civil Rights During Occupy Eureka Protest

Support in the courtroom is vital...

(EUREKA, CA) - Please support the civil rights lawsuits against the Eureka cops who intimidated, hurt, stole from, incarcerated, and violated people during the Occupy Eureka demonstrations!

Verbena is suing the cops in small claims court for 3 separate arrests, massive theft, huge police attacks, for being arrested and jailed for FILMING, and being jailed for participating in a demonstration.

USCIRF Issues Executive Branch Roadmap For International Religious Freedom

USCIRF is committed to working with the Administration and encourages the U.S. government, across agencies, to utilize the expertise of the Commission.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, urges the Obama Administration during its second term to promote religious freedom as both a pivotal human right and a practical necessity.

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right that encompasses other freedoms -- including those of expression, association, and assembly.

US Activists Respond to GTMO Hunger Strikes

166 men remain imprisoned at Guantanamo. 86 have been cleared for release.

(WASHINGTON DC) - On Sunday, March 24 human rights activists throughout the United States began a seven day fast and series of actions in solidarity with the men currently on hunger strike at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Dozens of men, according to detainee lawyers, are entering their seventh week of a hunger strike to protest their indefinite detention and a new wave of alleged abuses.

Ethiopian Annihilation of the Ogaden People

Besieged, abused, ignored...

(LONDON) - In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted and displaced by government paramilitary forces.

Illegal actions are carried out with the knowledge and tacit support of donor countries, seemingly content to turn a blind eye to war crimes...

Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists: Weak in the Fight for Human Rights

Religious indifference as the suffering masses grow weary, it is a sad and bitter pill.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - I'll never forget the last go round I had with religious organizations, trying to bolster their support for our human rights news.

Truth is truth, religions are money making industries, they fail to support those who are making positive things happen.

Family of Pakistani Christian Threatened and Terrorized for Marrying a Muslim Girl

"We are starving and in hiding here and there for our lives" - Maria, who converted to Christianity

(PUNJAB) - After becoming a Christian, a young woman named Maria married Emanuel Masih. They have a beautiful one year old daughter, Yarusha Emmanuel.

The couple has been living very peacefully for the last 4 years, not disclosing their marriage and the conversion of Maria to their respective families.