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An overwhelming majority of Americans, particularly whites, are adamant about the constitutional right to bear arms, a poll showed this week amid a rash of shootings across the US.

• 17 августа 2012, 19:09

Authorities in the southern US state of Texas executed an African American man on Tuesday despite protests from human rights groups that said he was mentally disabled.

• 09 августа 2012, 10:44

Communist Vietnam is considering legalising same-sex marriage, which would catapult it to the fore of gay rights in Asia, where traditional values dominate many societies and sodomy is illegal in some.

• 07 августа 2012, 11:53

Gays and lesbians puckered up at "kiss-ins" outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States in protest over the fast-food chain's opposition to same-sex marriage.

• 04 августа 2012, 13:04

A Japanese paper firm whose factory was at the centre of deadly weekend protests in China said Monday it was concerned about the demonstration, but rejected pollution claims as "groundless".

• 30 июля 2012, 11:35

North Korea's notoriously harsh secret police consists of vast and sometimes competing agencies that will pose a major challenge to any potential attempts at reform.

• 20 июля 2012, 10:27

The license of the camp for troubled children adopted from foreign countries called Ranch for Kids in Montana was suspended in 2010.

• 19 июля 2012, 16:42

Astana shares the concerns over the situation in North African and Middle Eastern countries: Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan.

• 11 июля 2012, 17:37

They are either fired or not hired. This is an unspoken rule for many commercial structures: human rights activist.

• 17 мая 2012, 19:01

Management of RKCU-Uralsk billing company has obliged its transport controllers to wear electronic collars with GPS navigators.

• 19 апреля 2012, 18:29

Kuanysh Sultanov was appointed chairman of Kazakhstan President’s Human Rights Commission

• 09 апреля 2012, 18:32

Kazakhstan General Prosecution Office will prepare a draft law with notification-based permit for peaceful meetings, rallies and demonstrations.

• 20 октября 2011, 16:27

A citizen of Shymkent moved to a neighboring country because of constant insults for his sexual orientation.

• 17 августа 2011, 15:50

A report on human rights in Kazakhstan will be reviewed by the UN Human Rights Commission in an online session.

• 13 июля 2011, 15:54