10 September 10 - From InfoSud/News agencies: Former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger’s appearance in Geneva for the Annual Global Strategic Review conference (Sept. 10-12) has sparked controversy by those who think he should be brought before an international court on war crimes charges for his (...) Read

9 September 10 - From BBC News: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard, whose cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad caused anger in 2006. Read

7 September 10 - From Human Rights Watch: Many European companies that publicly embrace workers’ rights under global labor standards nevertheless undermine workers’ rights in their US operations. Read

6 September 10 - From the Irish Times: TENS OF thousands joined protests across France on Saturday against a government crackdown on immigrants and the high-profile repatriation of Roma people to eastern Europe. Read

6 September 10 - A specialist on Turkey at Chatham House and United Nations Global Expert, Fadi Hakura challenges the widespread notion that Turkey cannot succeed as a liberal democracy without Europe’s help. Read

30 August 10 - The political climate for minorities in Switzerland is becoming more difficult, an expert tells swissinfo.ch. Gülcan Akkaya, vice president of the Federal Commission against Racism, says Switzerland needs a policy that includes and recognises everyone living (...) Read

28 August 10 - From The Canadian Press: France came under increasing pressure to stop its mass expulsions of Gypsies when a United Nations human rights panel added its voice Friday to the chorus of condemnation against the nation that considers itself the cradle of human (...) Read

23 August 10 - From CNN: Two opposition leaders and a human rights activist were detained in Russia on Sunday after taking part in rallies marking the country’s National Flag Day, the Interfax news agency reported. Read

17 August 10 - From AFP: Members of France’s Roma, Gypsy and traveller minorities blocked a major highway outside Bordeaux on Sunday after hundreds of them were kicked out of an illegal campsite. Read

17 August 10 - From Reporters Without Borders: The website of the Russian Centre for the Protection of Forests, also known as Roslesozashchita (www.rcfh.ru), has been inaccessible since 13 August, shortly after it contradicted the government by reporting that forest fires had reached areas that were (...) Read