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Rights group says Cambodian land program flawed

An international human rights group charged Thursday that a massive land redistribution program spearheaded by Cambodia's strongman prime minister is unfair, open to corruption and politically motivated. Full story

Rights groups criticize Iran for pre-election harassment

DUBAI (Reuters) - Human rights groups have criticized Iran for curbing dissidents and journalists before Friday's presidential poll, the first since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election ignited popular fury in 2009. Full story

Global economy a main focus of China Summit

   Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., previews the upcoming summit between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Obama picks human rights advocate for UN

Reaction is pouring in after President Obama nominates Samantha Power as ambassador to the United Nations. We take a closer look at her background and work in preventing human rights abuses and humanitarian crises. Full story

Report: Michigan mom dies fighting in Syria

   According to a Syrian human rights group, 33-year-old single mother Nicole Mansfield of Flint, Mich., died fighting alongside opposition forces as she and a British man took photographs of military positions near the Turkish border.  Her family says that the FBI informed them of her death on Thursda

International court tells El Salvador to allow abortion of deformed fetus

SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The regional human rights court for the Americas on Thursday told El Salvador it must let doctors perform an abortion on a woman carrying a seriously deformed fetus that has put her life at risk, but the Central American nation was not bound by the move. Full story

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In win for Shell, U.S. top court curbs human rights claims

European court says Britain should not extradite militant suspect

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Fierce UN on Guantanamo: ‘Clear breach of international law’

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  On human rights, some Cold War habits die hard

Alex Wagner is joined by The New York Times’ Pete Baker, Former DNC Communications Director Karen Finney, The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart, and NYC Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson to discuss Russia’s ongoing relationship with Assad, and Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to the Kremlin.

  As secretary of state, Clinton brought more attention to women’s issues

Hillary Clinton’s commitment to advancing the welfare of women and girls around the world is now entrenched at the State Department.  United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer discusses how Clinton brought specific those topics into focus.

  Flashback: Clinton on rights

Here’s a clip of Hillary Clinton in 1995, addressing the rights issue saying, “women’s rights are human rights.”

  Deadlock in Eygpt over controversial referendum

Opponents of Egypt President Morsi say he’s betraying the revolution, but his supporters say he wants to guarantee human rights with a controversial referendum on a new constitution. NBC’s John Ray went onto the streets of Cairo to hear from both sides of the deepening divide.

  Kennedy: 'To create change, the most important thing is to empower women'

Kerry Kennedy, founder of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, explains how women can continue to make progress globally, the impact Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had on women’s rights and the upcoming RFK Center Auction.

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