http://www.christianpost.com/section/Intl/Human_rights/ Copyright (c) Christian Post. All Rights Reserved. 5 en-gb 144 17 http://www.christianpost.com/ http://www.christianpost.com/images/blogs/article/cpLogo.gif http://christianpost.com/article/20090619/u-s-group-condemns-arrest-of-rights-lawyer-in-vietnam/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090619/u-s-group-condemns-arrest-of-rights-lawyer-in-vietnam/index.html A U.S. government commission has condemned the arrest of a prominent Vietnamese religious freedom lawyer who has served on the defense of many high profile human rights cases. Ethan Cole Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:22:19 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090616/chinese-gov-t-cracks-down-on-human-rights-attorneys/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090616/chinese-gov-t-cracks-down-on-human-rights-attorneys/index.html The Chinese government is cracking down on at least 21 other lawyers even as one prominent human rights attorney remains missing after more than 130 days, a persecution watchdog reports. Audrey Barrick Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:30:23 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090606/burmese-civilians-flee-amid-fears-of-attack-by-army/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090606/burmese-civilians-flee-amid-fears-of-attack-by-army/index.html More than 1,000 people have fled from a camp for internally displaced people in Burma's Karen State amid fears of an attack by the Burmese Army. Charles Boyd Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:10:01 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090602/chinese-christians-prepare-to-mark-20th-tiananmen-square-anniversary/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090602/chinese-christians-prepare-to-mark-20th-tiananmen-square-anniversary/index.html As the 20th anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen Square massacre approaches, Chinese Christian leaders in America - many of whom were directly involved in the pro-democracy protest - are heading to Washington, D.C., to pray for a new era of hope and justice in communist China. Ethan Cole Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:36:32 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090529/saberi-felt-god-still-with-her-recanted-confession/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090529/saberi-felt-god-still-with-her-recanted-confession/index.html Former Iranian prisoner Roxana Saberi said she felt God was still with her during her detainment, which gave her the strength to recant her confession that she was a U.S. spy. Saberi had previously felt abandoned by God. Ethan Cole Fri, 29 May 2009 08:46:46 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090528/amnesty-reports-human-rights-abuses-condemns-anti-christian-violence/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090528/amnesty-reports-human-rights-abuses-condemns-anti-christian-violence/index.html In its 2009 report, Amnesty International has strongly criticized the Indian government for violence against Christians in the Indian states of Orissa and Karnataka. Amnesty's 400-page report comes just weeks after the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced its plans to visit India in June. Babu Thomas Thu, 28 May 2009 09:24:23 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090527/christian-group-joins-celebrities-politicians-to-free-burma-leader/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090527/christian-group-joins-celebrities-politicians-to-free-burma-leader/index.html A Christian human rights group joined major celebrities and world leaders Wednesday to call for the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and all of the country's political prisoners. Ethan Cole Wed, 27 May 2009 15:17:05 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090525/csw-uncovers-more-evidence-of-human-rights-abuses-in-burma/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090525/csw-uncovers-more-evidence-of-human-rights-abuses-in-burma/index.html Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organization, recently returned from a three-week visit to South-East Asia with fresh evidence of human rights violations in Burma. Joseph Keenan Mon, 25 May 2009 10:36:43 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090516/more-children-forced-into-labor-amid-economic-crisis/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090516/more-children-forced-into-labor-amid-economic-crisis/index.html The global economic crisis is forcing more children around the world into the worse forms of child labor, World Vision warns. "In dire situations, children become one of two things: a source of income or a drain on the income." Lillian Kwon Sat, 16 May 2009 17:30:11 EDT http://christianpost.com/article/20090514/aid-group-makes-urgent-appeal-for-sri-lankans-as-humanitarian-crisis-worsens/index.html http://christianpost.com/article/20090514/aid-group-makes-urgent-appeal-for-sri-lankans-as-humanitarian-crisis-worsens/index.html In an appeal on Wednesday, the Barnabas Fund said a "major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north-east of Sri Lanka as the country's long civil war intensifies once more." Rahul Benjamin Thu, 14 May 2009 09:11:09 EDT