http://cat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1448 ca_ES http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83732 The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a law barring same-sex couples from getting married is unconstitutional, said a human rights monitor, welcoming the new law as an important precedent for equal rights around the world. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83733 The approximately 100,000 ethnic Nubians living in Kenya continue to demand official recognition -- notably citizenship -- although they face less political discrimination than in previous years. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160574/1/1448 South Asia has been a hotspot of the most stubborn conflicts. While many other societies have managed to resolve their discords, the conflicts in this region remain unresolved because of the inflexibility and dogmatism of the contending parties, says historian and columnist Ramachandra Guha. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83722 A South African High Court judge took "a brave step forward" when he recently ruled that the state's public water distribution system denies people their constitutional right to "a dignified life," blogs Rebecca Brown. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83720 The Uzbek government continues to persecute people believed to have ties to the 2005 Andijan massacre, when state security forces killed hundreds in an attempt to quell anti-government protests, says a new report from a human rights monitor. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83712 Immigrant Latinos in the United States are living under a "matrix of laws, social customs, economic institutions and symbolic systems" hauntingly similar to the Jim Crow laws that once institutionalized race segregation in parts of America, writes Roberto Lovato. From: The Nation http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160501/1/1448 Twenty-two Nobel Prize winners have written a letter to Indian prime minister and president for the release of Dr Binayak Sen, a public health and civil rights activist. There will be protests in several cities of India and the world to mark the first anniversary of his detention on May 14. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/1448 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160366/1/1448 Dalam pemilu mendatang sebaiknya masyarakat tidak memilih capres dan cawapres, serta parpol yang tidak punya agenda penegakkan HAM. Sementara bagi pelaku kejahatan kemanusian, harus diisolasi dari kancah politik maupun sosial pada pemilu 2009 mendatang, sehingga mereka akan sulit berlindung di ranah konstitusi. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160296/1/1448 WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (OneWorld) - The mainstream League of Women Voters lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court this week, calling its decision on voter identification "a disgraceful decision by a court that has no credibility on election issues." http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160191/1/1448 Saudi-Arabian lait ja tavat takaavat sen, että naisia kohdellaan ikuisesti alaikäisinä, ihmisoikeusjärjestö Human Rights Watch raportoi. Näin siitä huolimatta, että maa allekirjoitti YK:n naisten syrjinnän kieltävän sopimuksen jo vuonna 2000. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83576 Viimeinkin, lienee moni Nepalin kastijärjestelmän alimmalla portaalla istuva ajatellut, kun maolaiset voittivat Nepalin perustuslakia säätävän kansalliskokouksen vaalit. Maolaiset ovat antaneet äänen daliteille, Nepalin yhteiskunnan köyhimmille ja syrjäytyneimmille. Nyt he ovat nousemassa päättäjiksi. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160223/1/1448 KontraS menilai, sebenarnya penyelidikan dan penyidikan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM berat bisa dimulai tanpa adanya Pengadilan HAM Ad Hoc. Kejaksaan dapat dikatakan menggunakan argumentasi yang sudah tidak relevan setelah adanya putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83582 Imparsial mendesak Presiden membuat langkah politik agar proses penyelesaian hukum terhadap kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM masa lalu dapat dipercepat. Berlarut-larutnya penyelesaian kasus pelanggaran HAM saat ini diakibatkan oleh rendahnya dan lemahnya good will dan political will pemerintah dalam mendorong proses penyelesaian kasus pelanggaran HAM. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83567 Saat ini 17 pengusaha emas menguasai wilayah Degewo Papua. Akibatnya, perselisihan demi perselisihan terjadi karena warga berusaha memperebutkan kembali hak ulayatnya. Tercatat sudah 50 orang menjadi korban dari insiden mempertahankan hak ulayat. Ironisnya, justru oknum-oknum aparat keamanan malah membekingi para pengusaha guna mengamankan kekayaan emas.