Category: Human Rights

MEXICO CITY: INM Detained 1,438 Migrants, Mostly Guatemalan, Last Week

March 15, 2014

Posted on http://infosurhoy.com on March 4, 2014— “Agents of the Armed Forces and National Migration Institute (INM) detained 1,438 undocumented migrants, the majority of them Guatemalan, during an operation in the southern state of Chiapas, officials said on March 2. “Operation Soconusco II,” which occurred from Jan. 17 to Feb. 14 in Chiapas, also led … More MEXICO CITY: INM Detained 1,438 Migrants, Mostly Guatemalan, Last Week

Human Rights International Film Festival

March 9, 2014

HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY IS A CO-ORGANIZER! March 28th to 30th @ SIFF SIFF and Human Rights Society has teamed up to present the inaugural Human Rights International Film Festival in Seattle. This travelling film festival is part of Human Rights Watch and will be hosted by SIFF. The weekend-long film festival features stories about human rights issues in Afghanistan, … More Human Rights International Film Festival

Two Charged with Enslaving Ohio Woman Found Guilty

March 8, 2014

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press on March 7, 2014— “An Ohio couple was convicted Friday of enslaving a mentally disabled woman for two years through intimidation, abuse and threats they would harm her young child. Jordie Callahan and his girlfriend Jessica Hunt were convicted by jurors in federal court in Youngstown a day after their … More Two Charged with Enslaving Ohio Woman Found Guilty

Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at U.S./Mexico Border

March 6, 2014

Photo by Brooke Binkowski — A former victim of human trafficking plays guitar at the Tijuana shelter La Casa del Jardin. The girls, some of whom are only 13 or 14 years old, stay there until they are legal adults. By Brooke Binkowski on February 24, 2014— “A 19-year-old woman with a baby face covered … More Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at U.S./Mexico Border

VIETNAM: New Report Highlights Human Rights Achievements

February 21, 2014

Originally posted on vietnamnet.vn on February 6, 2014— “Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle was reviewed at a session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) on February 5 in Geneva, Switzerland. The UN Human Rights Council’s session. (Source: VNA) The report stressed the achievements Vietnam has recorded in respecting, … More VIETNAM: New Report Highlights Human Rights Achievements

UK: Mariana Popa Killed Working as a Prostitute after Police Drove Her and Others Off the Streets

February 13, 2014

Mariana Popa was fatally stabbed on her beat. Fellow sex workers say a Met police campaign to drive them off the streets had forced her to work on her own, leading to her murder. Mariana Popa, a Romanian, had been in England only three weeks when she was killed in Redbridge, east London. Campaigners say … More UK: Mariana Popa Killed Working as a Prostitute after Police Drove Her and Others Off the Streets

‘Girl Rising’ Film + Discussion

February 13, 2014

FEATURED EVENT GIRL RISING Screening + Discussion SIFF organizes and hosts this Academy Award-nominated film directed by Richard E. Robbins. ‘Girl Rising’ journeys around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. Viewers get to know nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world: ordinary … More ‘Girl Rising’ Film + Discussion

Guatemala Court Rules to Curb Crusader

February 12, 2014

By ELISABETH MALKIN on February 6, 2014— “Guatemalan politics were thrown into disarray on Thursday after the country’s highest court ruled that the crusading attorney general, Claudia Paz y Paz, must step down in May, seven months before her four-year term was to end. The ruling on Wednesday by the Constitutional Court was condemned by … More Guatemala Court Rules to Curb Crusader

Central African Republic: Over 6,000 Child Soldiers May Be Involved in Fighting, UN Says

February 8, 2014

Posted by UN News Centre on January 17, 2014— “More than 6,000 child soldiers may now be involved in the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), with their numbers growing as fighting pits community against community in clashes that have taken on increasingly sectarian overtones, the United Nations reported today. Recruitment is happening on … More Central African Republic: Over 6,000 Child Soldiers May Be Involved in Fighting, UN Says

IRAN: Forgotten Children – Human Trafficking & Child Labor

February 7, 2014

By Hamid Yazdan Panah for Iranian.com on May 1, 2013— “There are many pressing humanitarian issues in the Middle East, but one that is often overlooked and under reported is the issue of child labor. Throughout the Middle East, and in fact much of the world, child labor is a critical issue involving exploitation, human … More IRAN: Forgotten Children – Human Trafficking & Child Labor