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Honduran vote to face legitimacy test

CNN - Fri Nov 27, 6:36 pm ET

Hondurans will answer two questions Sunday when the troubled Central American nation holds elections: Who will win the presidency, and will voters heed calls for a boycott?

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Women face abuse in Tajikistan: Don't keep it in the family
Amnesty International - Wed Nov 25, 3:46 am ET
The authorities in Tajikistan must properly prosecute violence against women as a criminal offence, Amnesty International said in a report published today.
Sri Lanka: Promise to free displaced must be followed by concrete action
Amnesty International - Wed Nov 25, 3:46 am ET
Amnesty International welcomes the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.
USA/Indonisia: Amnesty International Activists Rally for Release of Prisoners of Conscience in IndonesiaAmnesty ...
Amnesty International - Wed Nov 25, 3:46 am ET
Amnesty International USA will hold a rally on behalf of its "prisoners of conscience" Filep Karma and Yusak Pakage,who are imprisoned in Indonesia. Activists will gather at the Indonesian Embassyon Tuesday, December 1, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. to commemorate the fifth anniversary of their arrest and to demand their immediate and unconditional release.
Philippines: Amnesty International Calls on Philippines Authorities to Investigate the Abduction and Killings of ...
Amnesty International - Wed Nov 25, 3:45 am ET
Amnesty International condemns the killings of at least 21 civilians, including journalists and members of a politician's family, in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao. These murders are the first reported killings linked to the national elections scheduled for May 2010.
USA/India: Amnesty International Urges Obama to Address Human Rights in India During First State Visit
Amnesty International - Wed Nov 25, 3:45 am ET
Amnesty International USA's director for international advocacy, issued the following statement regarding the upcoming meeting between President Barack Obama and India?s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the first state visit of the Obama administration
Police Department Earns Accreditation
Times Record - Wed Nov 25, 11:07 am ET
The Fort Smith Police Department was recently advised that it met the requirements of an international law enforcement accreditation program.
Women's group sets screenings, awards
The Hollywood Reporter - Wed Nov 25, 1:25 am ET
The Women's International Film & Television Showcase and TheWIFTS International Visionary Awards -- now in their second year -- will celebrate next week the talent and accomplishments of women in the film and TV industry worldwide with special screenings and award ceremonies.
Human rights groups: No in-game war crimes
CNET - Tue Nov 24, 4:17 pm ET
Report from two Swiss human rights organizations says too many video games let gamers engage in activities that would be illegal in real life. And they want it to stop.
Can Obama stand up to Israel?
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 4:00 am ET
President Obama urgently needs to distance Washington from the provocative – and illegal – actions the Israeli government has been undertaking in Jerusalem.
Stem cell opponents bring debate back to Legislature
Scottsbluff Star-Herald - Wed Nov 25, 5:29 am ET
LINCOLN — Some opponents of human embryonic stem cell research, foiled in their attempts to change University of Nebraska policy on such research, are looking again to the Nebraska Legislature.
Emmy-Award Winning Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo to Receive the Women's International Film & Television Showcase ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 25, 10:00 am ET
TheWIFTS Foundation to Honor Emmy Award-Winning Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo With Humanitarian Award for Contribution to Women's Rights Movement
EU curbs Spain on Internet piracy laws
UPI - Tue Nov 24, 11:20 am ET
BRUSSELS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The European Union warned Spain it may not cut off Internet access to suspected content pirates without EU-determined due process of law.
China activist who spoke out on quake gets 3 years
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 9:34 pm ET
A veteran dissident was sentenced to three years in prison after casting a spotlight on poorly built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children during China's massive earthquake last year — an apparent government attempt to squelch such information.
Obama awards Zimbabwe group, blasts Mugabe
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 9:32 pm ET
US President Barack Obama has given an award to a leading women's rights activist in Zimbabwe, labeling Robert Mugabe a "dictator" in the process.
Briefs
The Conroe Courier - Wed Nov 25, 2:14 am ET
Endorsement: Texas Right to Life is endorsing Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, in his bid for re-election to Texas Senate District 3. Texas Right to Life is the oldest, largest and only statewide pro-life organization in the state.