Chile's former dictator Pinochet dies at 91 Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey
He spent his last years fighting corruption, fraud and human rights charges.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights flies into space Posted: 1 week ago by AutumnLotus
“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).
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Indonesia’s ex-dictator Suharto dies Posted: 10 months ago by bevissimo
Former dictator Suharto, an army general who crushed Indonesia's communist movement and pushed aside the country's founding father to usher in 32 years of tough rule that saw up to a million political opponents killed, died Sunday. He was 86.
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Woman fights for chimp's rights Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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