Hundreds of maids who fled from their employers now sleep in improvised shelters in their countries’ embassies.
Tag: Freedom and Human Rights
Rights Group Denounces Illegality of Abortion in Philippines
The New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights said that the Philippine government was directly responsible for a “human rights crisis” that causes the deaths of a thousand women annually.
Death in Police Encounter Stirs Calls for Change in Egypt
Opposition figures and rights workers are suggesting that the death of Khaled Said could be a turning point in a long campaign to root out what they call a culture…
Draft Law Revives Practice of Soviets
Russia’s Parliament passed a draft law on Friday that will allow the security service to warn citizens that their activities could lead to a future violation of the law.