“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The gruesome discoveries continued Friday as authorities found as many as 150 dead animals in basement freezers in the same Dearborn house where at least 112 live dogs -- all Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes -- were discovered in filthy conditions beginning Wednesday. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, died Wednesday. picked by punthe 1 year ago

A woman in Austria is engaged in a legal battle to win legal guardianship of a chimpanzee to fight for its "human" rights. Keeper Paula Stibbe, a native Briton, said primates such as Matthew -- the chimp in question -- should be given the same rights as human beings in the legal system. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A prominent activist who publicised human rights abuses across China has been convicted of subversion and jailed for three-and-a-half years. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Robert L. Bernstein, the former president and chief executive of Random House, was the chairman of Human Rights Watch from 1978 to 1998. Here in an op-ed piece he laments the obvious bias against Israel that HRW has long been accused of. picked by 2manyusernames 1 month ago

A 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead after he was found unresponsive beneath his passed-out mother -- who investigators say admitted she'd been drinking.


*No. Not Florida. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The idea of basic human rights is a relatively recent one. It grew in favor about the 18th century driven by a number of factors, the french and american revolution among them. Some say the birth of the novel is one of those forces that made be realize all humans has basic inalienable rights. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

10th December, 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

A Chilean court has uncovered the gruesome details surrounding the death of one of Latin America’s most famous human rights victims, the folk singer Victor Jara. A 4,500-word account of the singer’s death was published last week by the Chilean investigative journalism site CIPER, the day before the court announced murder charges against a former soldier who confessed to participating i... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

The oldest known human hairs could be the strands discovered in fossil hyena poop found in a South African cave, a new study hints. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Police say 21-year-old Heath Benedict was found dead on his couch Wednesday evening in his Villages of San Jose home. They do not suspect that any drugs or alcohol were involved in his death, or that foul play is suspected. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

The Human Rights Council at the United Nations has now banned any criticism regarding Sharia Law and human rights in the Islamic World. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Thousands of starfish have been found washed up dead on a beach in Kent. A carpet of the dead creatures covered hundreds of yards of the beach at Pegwell Bay near Sandwich. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Seems like they have a problem over in India with scheming relatives declaring family members dead in order to claim their possessions. This guy isn't going to take it anymore! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

An elderly woman who had been missing for seven years was found dead in her own home!

The remains, nothing more than a skeleton at this point, appear to have lain undisturbed in her apartment since the day she had been reported missing. picked by funkfrost 8 months ago

Parents of a 2-year-old boy found their son dead inside a hope chest used to store linens in his bedroom, in what Brevard County sheriff's deputies said appears to be a tragic accident.

*Yes. Florida. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Omaha, Nebraska, police found a mother and her toddler dead in their apartment.

*this is terribly sad and tragic. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago