India

In India today, 'women have to be brave'

NEW DELHI, India - Every morning, Gitanjali Chaudhry, 17, walks to her high school through a labyrinth of temples and vegetable markets.

Only airline Among First 84 Signatories

TAM adheres to Declaration of Business Social Responsibility and Human Rights

SAO PAULO, Brazil - TAM has formalized its adherence to the declaration of "Business Social Responsibility and Human Rights" presented at an event sponsored by the Ethos Institute and by the Special S

Palestine

Jimmy Carter: "Gaza blockade is one of the greatest human rights crimes now existing on Earth"

London - Former US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday described Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip as "one of the greatest human rights crimes now existing on Earth."

In a speech at a literary festival in Hay-on-Wye, in Wales, the 83-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner said: "There is no reason to treat these people this way," referring to ... read more

Myanmar Tourism

Tourists to Myanmar doing more good than bad, Lonely Planet founder says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler has defended his book's influence in the travel industry by claiming tourists going to Myanmar (formerly Burma) is "doing more good than bad."

Human Rights Abuse

UN report finds grave human rights violations against children in the Philippines

The United Nations has claimed in a report by secretary-general Ban Ki-moon that both rebel and government forces have killed and maimed children during ongoing conflicts in the Philippines.

Tibet Uproar

eTN Mailbox: Turmoil in Tibet

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Namaste! Greeting from the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal!

Myanmar

Burma's junta promises democracy, but most are wary

Pakokku, Burma - The elderly monk is nervous. He paces the room, leans over an old TV set and slips in a "Tom and Jerry" DVD, raising the volume to an uncomfortable pitch. He peers out one window and then the next, fidgeting. He sits down, gets up again. Finally, he talks. But after all that, there is not much to say.