Sat, 00:17 14 Feb 2009 GMT17

 

UN: US Should Participate in Rights Reviews
04 Feb 2009 23:53:20 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.
<p>(Geneva, February 4, 2009) - The United States is missing a crucial opportunity to address serious human rights violations in several states, including Russia, by failing to participate in the ongoing country-by-country review at the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch said today. </p> <p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/04/un-us-should-participate-rights-reviews">read more</a></p>
HRW news

Background information


Related articles

Breaking stories
Europe US links Moscow help on Iran to missile shield

Middle East U.S. WILL MODERATE DEVELOPMENT OF MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA HELPS

AlertNet insight
Asia MEDIAWATCH: Destabilisation threatens the north Caucasus

Blogs
Americas Peace game to help train disaster responders

Maps
Americas MAP: Tuberculosis estimated new cases (2006)


Del.icio.us Del.icio.us  |   Digg Digg  |   NewsVine NewsVine  |   Reddit Reddit   
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-02-10T133209Z_01_MOS01_RTRIDSP_2_RUSSIA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/MOS01.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-02-10T132956Z_01_MOS02_RTRIDSP_2_RUSSIA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/MOS02.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-02-10T132714Z_01_MOS03_RTRIDSP_2_RUSSIA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/MOS03.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-02-10T005619Z_01_SIN425_RTRIDSP_2_ENERGY-CITIES_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/SIN425.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-02-10T005515Z_01_SIN424_RTRIDSP_2_ENERGY-CITIES_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/SIN424.htm

A woman holds a balloon which reads as "Tariffs", during a protest by the Kremlin-loyal Fair Russia party denouncing rising prices and tariffs in Moscow February 10, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) ...



URL: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/c32be5c59fc1d2401ca3ec758e124f0b.htm

For our full disclaimer and copyright information please visit http://www.alertnet.org