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Obama, Romney try to play it safe in 2012 gamble
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Obama, Romney try to play it safe in 2012 gamble
Sun 27 May 2012
In the risky business of running for president, Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are largely playing it safe. For all the small daily dramas of the 2012 campaign, there’s a... (photo: EC / EC)
UN urges action on Syria after massacre
Children   Human Rights   Photos   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Human rights		  Canberra Times 
UN urges action on Syria after massacre
Sun 27 May 2012
DPA The United Nations led calls for urgent international action on Syria after reports of a horrific massacre by regime forces that left 92 people dead, more than a third of them children. UN... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
In this Sunday, March 11, 2012 photo, a man carries a boy who was severely wounded during heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and government forces in Idlib, north Syria.  The Star  Sun 27 May 2012
Over 92 killed in Syria attack, 32 of them children - U.N.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists described as an artillery barrage by government forces in the worst violence since the... (photo: AP / Rodrigo Abd)
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In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, anti-Syrian regime protesters march in Bensh, Idlib Province, northern Syria.  Zeenews  Sat 26 May 2012
Syria: ‘Massacre' in Homs, at least 50 killed
Zeenews Bureau Beirut: At least 50 civilians, including 13 children, were killed on Friday in central Syria in what opposition activists say was a "massacre". The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for... (photo: AP / Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Situation in Syria Remains Serious – UN Chief Novosti Sat 26 May 2012
Situation in Syria Remains Serious – UN Chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council that the situation in Syria “remains extremely serious” and UN efforts to end the... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
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Iranian troops display anti-riot tactics during an exercise at military grounds near the Royal Palace, Jan. 23, 1979 in Tehran. WorldNews.com Fri 25 May 2012
Why Wasn't Iran's Revolution Considered Democratic Too?
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling The United States has not always supported popular and democratic uprisings around the world. As in Vietnam, Guatemala,... (photo: AP / Aristotle Saris)
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On the eve of Human Rights Day 2011, Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights holds a global conversation streamed live on UN webcast, Facebook and Twitter. Voa News Fri 25 May 2012
UN Rights Chief Urges to Lift Sanctions on Zimbabwe Leadership
HARARE - United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has urged Western countries to suspend sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president - Robert Mugabe - to... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)
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US campaign to end Israeli occupation Gulf News Fri 25 May 2012
US campaign to end Israeli occupation
Activists are now on US ground seeking support for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands. A campaign, representing the largest and most diverse... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Occupy Wall Street activist Lauren Digioia is detained by police officers during a demonstration in New York's Grand Central Station, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Jakarta Post Fri 25 May 2012
China hits back with report on US human rights record
China on Friday responded to a recent US government report on China's human rights practices by issuing its own report on human rights issues in the US. The "Human Rights... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
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Indian Police uses battons charge of main opposition party Peoples democratic party (PDP) activists during protest in srinagar on 15, July 2011. At least dozens of activists of (PDP)Peoples democratic party a main oppostion party in Jammu and kashmir took to street as they demand stop human rights voliations by security forces in jammu and kashmir. The Siasat Daily Fri 25 May 2012
Cites police abuses in India: report
Washington: , May 25: The US on Thursday castigated India's human rights record citing "security force abuses", "extrajudicial killings", and widespread corruption at all... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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