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Media rights group warns Egypt blogger may die in jail Yahoo! News 09/04/2011 | Facebook page calls for beating Saudi women drivers Breitbart.com 05/25/2011 |
 A media watchdog on Saturday called for the immediate release of a blogger sentenced by Egypt's military to three years in jail, warning that he might die after he stopped eating and drinking. |  A campaign has been launched on Facebook calling for men to beat Saudi women who drive their cars in a planned protest next month against the ultra-conservative kingdom's ban on women taking the wheel. |
‘Free’ Countries Once Again a Minority on U.N. Human Rights CouncilPatrick Goodenough CNS News 05/23/2011 | Amnesty: Egypt still abusing human rightsBEN HUBBARD AP 05/18/2011 |
 This year’s election for the U.N. Human Rights Council has, once again, produced a body that has fewer “free” countries – 21 of a total of 47 – and has more than one-third of the seats held by members of the Islamic bloc. |  Egyptian authorities continue to restrict freedom of assembly, torture detainees and try civilians in military courts, highlighting the urgent need for reform, Amnesty International said Thursday. |
Despite Reports of Brutality Toward Civilians, Syria to Join U.N.'s Human Rights CouncilBen Evansky FOX News 04/26/2011 | Jimmy Carter says religious leaders discriminate against women WNCT 04/07/2011 |
 The brutal crackdown by Syrian President Bashar Assad may finally be getting the attention of world leaders -- but apparently not enough to stop Syria from becoming the newest member of the U.N. Human Rights Council. |  Former President Jimmy Carter says much of the discrimination and abuse suffered by women around the world is attributable to a belief "that women are inferior in the eyes of God." |
UN warns of 'shocking' abuses in Bahrain Breitbart.com 03/17/2011 | China paper slams US after WikiLeaks claims Breitbart.com 10/25/2010 |
 The United Nations warned on Thursday of "shocking and illegal" abuses in Bahrain after a bloody crackdown on Shiite-led protesters which has alarmed the United States and infuriated the Shiite world. |  China's state media on Monday said the revelations in Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks has tarnished the credibility of the United States as a protector of human rights. |
US admits human rights shortcomings in UN reportMATTHEW LEE Yahoo! News 08/24/2010 | Iran stoning woman 'tortured' before TV 'confession' Breitbart.com 08/12/2010 |
 The Obama administration has told the United Nations that America's human rights record is less than perfect while stressing that the U.S. political system has built-in safeguards that promote improvements. |  A lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning has told a British newspaper she was tortured for two days before confessing on state TV to being an accomplice to her husband's death. |
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