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CENTRAL ASIA: US human rights report needs to inform policy - HRW

CENTRAL ASIA: US human rights report needs to inform policy - HRW The US State Department's annual report on human rights needs to inform Washington's policies in Central Asia, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday. "The report is strong, and it is generally strong every year. What concern me are the next steps; how does the US use the report when formulating policy towards Central Asia? With growing repression and no independent investigation of the Andijan massacre [where up to 1,000 civilians were killed by Uzbek security forces in May 2005], I believe the EU [European Union] has taken significant action,

Disappearances increase in Asia, rights group says

Disappearances increase in Asia, rights group says Several hundred people in Pakistan have disappeared, apparently taken into detention in connection with the war on terrorism, the human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. So called enforced disappearance has long been a problem in strife-torn countries such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, but new patterns have emerged in South Asia related to the war on terrorism, such as the Pakistani cases, it said. Whilst many of those have eventually been acknowledged as being held in Guantanamo Bay, others are believed still to be held in Pakistani detention although their precise whereabouts

Analysis: U.N. to Central Asia cooperate

Analysis: U.N. to Central Asia cooperate UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The U.N. Development Program says Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan could double their incomes over the next 10 years. That is a pretty ambitious projection by the UNDP in a report released in Tokyo Wednesday on the Central Asia states. The question is how? Economic cooperation is suggested. "This report clearly identifies the immense potential economic and human benefits of regional cooperation for Central Asia and its neighbors," said Assistant Secretary-General Kalman Mizsei, UNDP Director for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, in remarks prepared for release

SAFMA concerned over journalists` killings in South Asia

SAFMA concerned over journalists` killings in South Asia Expressing grave concern over condition of media in South Asia and impediments in the expression of freedom in the region, South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) on Wednesday released its third report `Media Monitor 2005`, which encompasses the condition of the journalists in the SAARC member states. The report was released in SAFMA meeting chaired by SAFMA President Ziauddin, which was also attended by SAFMA President Islamabad Chapter Aroosa Alam and other office bearers of the association. Presenting the report Secretary General of SAFMA said during 2005, twelve journalists were killed in seven

HK faces most serious overwork in Asia

HK faces most serious overwork in Asia An authoritative report points out that most industries in Hong Kong have higher demand for professionals to cope with the sharp increase of workload. The resulting situation of overwork in Hong Kong is the most serious in Asia. A Hudson Global Resources survey of approximately 6,000 human resource executives in Asia shows that the present situation of overwork in Hong Kong is worse than the previous year. 43% of those executives pointed out that the situation is deteriorating, while the figure was 34% last year. The proportion of Hong Kong