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The Ethiopian high court on June 27, 2012, convicted 24 journalists, political opposition leaders, and others under Ethiopia’s deeply flawed anti-terrorism law. The Ethiopian governmen…Continue Reading
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Syrian soldiers on the border with Jordan appear to be shooting indiscriminately at anyone – including civilian women and children – trying to flee from Syria.
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The sixteenth anniversary of the Abu Salim prison massacreon June 28 to 29, 2012, offers victims’ families across Libya the first chance to commemorate the 1996 tragedy without fear of…Continue Reading
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Bahraini authorities should immediately end the use of security forces to unlawfully attack peaceful protesters. Riot police used teargas and sound bombs to disperse a demonstration on J…Continue Reading
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The Bulgarian justice minister should publicly denounce a cleric’s calls for violence against people who participate in the LGBT Pride Parade in Sofia on June 30, 2012. In previous yea…Continue Reading
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Sudan security forces have arrested scores of protesters, opposition members, and journalists, beat people in detention, and used rubber bullets and even live ammunition to break up prot…Continue Reading
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Ukrainian authorities should immediately conduct a thorough investigation into a vicious attack on a leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights activist.
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The Azerbaijani government released nine prisoners who had been convicted on politically motivated charges on June 22, 2012, four days before a Council of Europe body is scheduled to dis…Continue Reading
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Several thousand ethnic Kachin refugees from Burmaare isolated in Yunnan, China, where they are at risk of return to a conflict zone and lack needed humanitarian aid.
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The impeachment process that led to the removal from office of President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay on June 22, 2012 showed a lack of respect for due process.
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The Supreme Court decision barring the mandatory sentencing of juvenile offenders to life without parole recognizes children’s capacity for change. It also recognizes their distinct st…Continue Reading
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The US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold part of Arizona’s immigrant law puts immigrant families in Arizona and other states at greater risk of abuse from local authorities. The rul…Continue Reading
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The announcement by Saudi Arabia that it will allow women athletes to compete in the Olympics for the first time is an important step forward, but fails to address the fundamental barrie…Continue Reading
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Negotiations for an international treaty to limit the use of mercury should seek to protect the health rights of artisanal gold mining communities
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Global economic troubles are being matched by a recession in human rights with worryingly minimal commitments coming out of the United Nations Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Developmen…Continue Reading