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Tuesday, July 08, 2008   22:22 GMT

Stories by Haider Rizvi

Haider Rizvi has written for IPS since 1993, filing news reports and analyses from South Asia, Washington and New York. Based at UN headquarters, he specialises in international human rights issues and sustainable development as well as disarmament, women's rights, and indigenous peoples' rights.
RIGHTS: These Names Have Never Been Spoken in a U.S. Court
by Haider Rizvi
'My name is Ahmed Mohammed,' she told police after her arrest outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington in January.
POLITICS-US: Venezuelan Student Feted - and Faulted
by Haider Rizvi
'Shame, shame,' an angry crowd of protesters shouted from across the street as a group of affluent U.S. citizens wined and dined their Venezuelan friends at the Waldorf Astoria, one of Manhattan's most luxurious hotels.
RIGHTS-US: Hundreds Arrested Protesting Police Abuses
by Haider Rizvi
She was as happy and excited about getting married that day as any young person in love. But fate had something else waiting. Just a few hours ahead of her wedding, on Nov. 25, 2006, New York City police officers killed her fiancé Sean Bell in a hail of 50 bullets.
ENVIRONMENT: A Contest for the Biggest Loser
by Haider Rizvi
Toyota, the world's largest automaker, is facing the wrath of U.S. green groups and corporate watchdogs for its constant opposition to legislative proposals aimed at increasing fuel efficiency standards in California and other states.
RIGHTS-US: U.N. Panel Finds Two-Tier Society
by Haider Rizvi
The United States government is drawing fire from international legal experts for its treatment of American Indians, Blacks, Latinos and other racial minorities.
U.S./INDIA: Nuke Deal Opponents Focus on U.S. Congress
by Haider Rizvi
The Democratic-led U.S. Congress is coming under heavy pressure from environmental and arms control lobbyists to reject the White House's move to sell U.S. nuclear technologies to India.
IRAQ: Civilian Deaths Massive by Any Measure
by Haider Rizvi
How many Iraqi civilians have lost their lives as a result of gunshots and bombings since the U.S. military invaded that oil-rich Arab nation nearly five years ago?
RIGHTS-US: Native Tribes Take on Ski Resort
by Haider Rizvi
Indigenous communities are up in arms against commercial plans to expand a ski resort on a mountain peak in the U.S. state of Arizona that has been held sacred by the natives for centuries.
ENERGY: Coal Plants Dominate the 'Dirty Dozen'
by Haider Rizvi
The Dirty Dozen. That is what they are called by independent environmentalists researching the role of power companies responsible for the highest levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States.
POLITICS-US: Protests Target War Funding
by Haider Rizvi
Tens of thousands of people across the United States staged demonstrations over the weekend to protest the continued U.S. occupation of Iraq and the White House's reported plans to attack Iran.
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