http://www.mail.com/subjects/118-human-rights-civil-liberties.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/118-human-rights-civil-liberties.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092626-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands. Released Friday, the largest ever EU survey of hate crime and discrimination targeting members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the 27-nation bloc and Croatia showed many of... Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092626-eu-survey-reveals-gays-live-fear.html 2013-05-17T13:41:10Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089862-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday. Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn., late Wednesday on charges of violating an order of protection, and stalking... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:36:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2092146-head-fort-campbell-harassment-program-arrested.html 2013-05-17T01:36:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators — and the White House is endorsing the idea. The proposal wouldn't provide blanket protection for a journalist from having to reveal who ... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html 2013-05-16T21:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089260-cambodian-shoe-factory-collapse-kills-2-injures-7.html PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry. About 50 workers were inside a workroom of the factory south of Ph... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:13:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2089260-cambodian-shoe-factory-collapse-kills-2-injures-7.html 2013-05-16T13:13:57Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089616-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese satellite TV company stopped airing international channels including BBC and CNN on Thursday, citing a law that foreign governments have warned would result in international news and entertainment channels ending their broadcasts in a country increasingly cracking down on freedom of expression. Underlining the confusion ... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089616-vietnam-provider-drops-foreign-news-tv-channels.html 2013-05-16T10:58:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089430-gosnell-case-fuels-bitter-us-abortion-debate.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the last people seated in the witness box at Dr. Kermit Gosnell's murder trial was a character witness for a co-defendant, and had nothing to do with Gosnell's abortion clinic. But the woman happened to be six months pregnant, and nearly waddled to the stand. If the jury had any doubts about the second- or third-trimester aborti... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:32:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089430-gosnell-case-fuels-bitter-us-abortion-debate.html 2013-05-16T06:32:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089112-woman-china-police-to-ax-white-house-petition.html BEIJING (AP) — Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House's website. Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it. Last week's run-in with internal security agents turned into an unexpected lesson for the woma... Thu, 16 May 2013 01:11:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2089112-woman-china-police-to-ax-white-house-petition.html 2013-05-16T01:11:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089082-correction-retailers-bangladesh-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about retailers' reactions to a proposal aimed at making garment factories safer in Bangladesh, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gap wouldn't sign on unless it would be free of any legal liability. In fact, Gap was objecting to facing unlimited legal liability. The company says that its proposal provides for a number of areas f... Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2089082-correction-retailers-bangladesh-story.html 2013-05-17T16:46:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087680-irs-commissioner-ousted-tea-party-targeting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Hurrying to check a growing controversy, President Barack Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service late Wednesday amid an outcry over revelations that the agency had improperly targeted tea party groups for scrutiny when they filed for tax-exempt status. Obama said Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew had asked for an... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:53:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2087680-irs-commissioner-ousted-tea-party-targeting.html 2013-05-15T23:53:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing a rare public sanction against a "prince of the church" and the first such punishment meted out by Pope Francis. Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigned as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:26:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087040-scottish-cardinal-to-atone-sexual-misconduct.html 2013-05-15T21:26:40Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving. The Central American country's laws prohibit all abortions, even when a woman's... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:09:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html 2013-05-15T21:09:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that a challenge to Arkansas' new law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can proceed, rejecting the state's attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that the lawsuit, which was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the C... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html 2013-05-15T20:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2088342-gop-dems-challenge-holder-subpoenas-to-ap.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service's telephone records. In exchanges that often turned testy, Holder... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:27:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2088342-gop-dems-challenge-holder-subpoenas-to-ap.html 2013-05-15T20:27:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088106-holder-potential-civil-rights-violations-irs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says the FBI's criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service could include potential civil rights violations, false statements and potential violations of the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from engaging in some partisan political activities. Holder, testifying to the House Judiciary Co... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:32:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2088106-holder-potential-civil-rights-violations-irs.html 2013-05-15T18:32:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087714-nigeria-deploys-army-to-northeast-to-fight-rebels.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria rumbled to a war footing Wednesday as soldiers and equipment moved into its northeastern states as part of an emergency military campaign against Islamic extremists waging a bloody insurgency. In the last two days, Associated Press journalists and witnesses have seen armored tanks and soldiers moving through major roads and c... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2087714-nigeria-deploys-army-to-northeast-to-fight-rebels.html 2013-05-15T18:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's booming Internet scene is littered with failed startups that tried to take on Google and other entrenched U.S web companies. That's not deterring a newly launched Russian-Vietnamese outfit which believes it can unseat the American search engine in this fast-growing Asian market and also contend with a jittery, authoritarian government seeking ... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2086584-russians-attempt-to-topple-google-vietnam.html 2013-05-15T15:48:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086970-south-africa-winnie-mandelas-items-to-sold.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dozens of paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she owes to a South African school. The sale will happen at the home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a polarizing figure who was beloved by many for her role in the anti-apartheid struggle but wa... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:17:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086970-south-africa-winnie-mandelas-items-to-sold.html 2013-05-15T15:17:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086830-prezs-fired-aide-highlights-skorean-gender-divide.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean presidential spokesman who was fired after inappropriately touching a woman during a U.S. trip blames a "cultural difference" with America. Other South Koreans say the fault for such incidents truly lies with a society that allows powerful men to get away with harassment. Five months after the country elected its f... Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2086830-prezs-fired-aide-highlights-skorean-gender-divide.html 2013-05-15T09:57:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated about... Wed, 15 May 2013 02:18:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html 2013-05-15T02:18:55Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084206-chains-grapple-with-to-improve-safety.html NEW YORK (AP) — While several more global clothing chains on Tuesday were announcing that they agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans. A total of more than a dozen brands this week announced plans to sign a five-year, legally binding contract that require... Tue, 14 May 2013 23:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2084206-chains-grapple-with-to-improve-safety.html 2013-05-14T23:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he had played no role in it, saying it was justified as part of an investigation into a grave national security leak. The government's wide-ranging information gathering from the news cooperati... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:26:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085106-holder-played-role-ap-phone-subpoena.html 2013-05-14T22:26:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083736-bangladesh-honors-dead-building-collapse.html DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory building to offer prayers for the souls of the 1,127 people who died in the structure's collapse last month, the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry. The Islamic prayer service was held a day after the army ended a nearl... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083736-bangladesh-honors-dead-building-collapse.html 2013-05-14T20:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085238-brazilian-register-gay-unions-marriages.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country's National Council of Justice said Tuesday. The council that oversees the country's judiciary said in a statement that notary publics cannot refuse to marry gay couples or convert a same-sex civil union into a marriage i... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:55:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085238-brazilian-register-gay-unions-marriages.html 2013-05-14T18:55:19Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083992-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html GENEVA (AP) — An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted suicide. The Strasbourg, France-based court said Switzerland must specify whether its laws are meant to include p... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083992-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html 2013-05-14T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083728-govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-ap-phone-records.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for the wo... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083728-govt-probe-obtains-wide-swath-ap-phone-records.html 2013-05-14T17:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084144-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-racism.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he will protest to Italian soccer authorities over a decision to only fine Roma the equivalent of $65,000 after their fans racially abused AC Milan players. Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sunday's game when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Ma... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:37:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2084144-blatter-attacks-tiny-roma-fine-racism.html 2013-05-14T13:37:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago: plan a wedding. "The plan is to do it in August, definitely," Boelhower said Monday, shortly after Minnesota'... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-14T11:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have shut down or frozen the microblog accounts of several prominent liberal intellectuals and harassed rights lawyers lobbying against unofficial "black jails," underlining the determination of the country's new leadership to control dissent even as it vows to root out corruption. The moves over the last few days occurr... Tue, 14 May 2013 10:59:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083904-china-tightens-grip-discourse-ideology.html 2013-05-14T10:59:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html BEIJING (AP) — Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, a rights group said Tuesday in a report that called on the government to discipline abusive officers. Officers sometimes detain women only on the basis of their carrying condoms, thus det... Tue, 14 May 2013 06:48:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2083328-hrw-sex-workers-china-subject-to-police-abuse.html 2013-05-14T06:48:50Z