81. The Council houses a human rights court, where any citizen can challenge his government over a rights abuse. 82. The council is best known for its European Human Rights Convention, which lets Europeans challenge their governments for alleged rights abuses in the European Court of Human Rights. 83. The Canadian government is considering an oil embargo against Nigeria and other sanctions as a result of the executions and other rights abuses. 84. The commission was established to examine rights abuses in OAS member states and normally investigates such problems in Latin American countries. 85. The Cuban government on Tuesday defended its human rights record and said the United States is in no position to lecture other nations on rights abuses. 86. The European Parliament is threatening to block a proposed customs union between Turkey and the European Union, citing rights abuses and shortcomings in Turkish democracy. 87. The Indian government has created a human rights commission, and allowed the International Committee of the Red Cross to instruct some military officers about preventing rights abuses. 88. The militia served as eyes, ears, and often assassins, for the military in the heavily indigenous highlands where the worst of the rights abuses took place. 89. The ministry statement conceded that rights abuses had occurred, but said they had either been investigated or resolved by Mexican government agencies. 90. The head of the local Catholic church there has denounced Indonesian rule and alleged rights abuses in the predominantly Catholic enclave. |