Yemeni troops may have killed dozens of civilians caught in the crossfire over the past two months as government forces battled al-Qaida linked militants in the country’s restive south, a leading human rights group said Saturday.Continue Reading
DAKAR, July 9 (Reuters) – Human rights groups urged Senegal Saturday not to extradite former Chadian president Hissene Habre to Chad on the grounds that he might not get a fair trial there, having already been sentenced to death in absentia.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch on Saturday condemned Syria’s “deliberate policy” of dispersing protesters with deadly force after activists said security forces killed at least 15 people in the latest protests.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch on Saturday condemned Syria’s “deliberate policy” of dispersing protesters with deadly force after activists said security forces killed at least 15 people in the latest protests.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch on Saturday condemned Syria’s “deliberate policy” of dispersing protesters with deadly force after activists said security forces killed at least 15 people in the latest protests.Continue Reading
BEIRUT – Syrian commanders told security forces they were fighting terrorists and ordered them to open fire on anti-regime demonstrations even after they found unarmed protesters instead, Human Rights Watch said Saturday in a report citing defectors fr…Continue Reading
SANAA, Yemen – A leading rights group says Yemeni troops may have killed dozens of civilians caught in the crossfire as government troops battle al-Qaida linked militants in the country’s restive south.Continue Reading
As part of its continuing efforts to warn parents about the dangers of psychiatric drugging of children, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of California held its formal grand opening for the traveling exhibit “Psychiatry: An Industry of …Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch on Saturday condemned Syria’s “deliberate policy” of dispersing protesters with deadly force after activists said security forces killed at least 15 people in the latest protests.Continue Reading
* Liability for human rights abuses allowed in US courts * Exxon Mobil said to hire soldiers who committed torture * Exxon Mobil reviewing decision, calls claims baseless * Federal appeals court in NY …Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court revived claims Friday that Exxon Mobil Corp. should be held accountable in U.S. courts for human rights abuses allegedly committed by Indonesian troops guarding an Exxon natural gas facility.Continue Reading
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As Syrians continue to take to the streets, facing a brutal government crackdown, a delegation of Syrian human rights activists has come to South Africa to build up international support for their pro-democracy cause.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights official says the U.S. breached international law when it executed a Mexican citizen.Continue Reading
Onboard/Dhaka, July 8(ANI): Referring to refusal by a Danish court to extradite Danish national Kim Davy aka Neils Holck, the prime accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, on the basis of human rights violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Kris…Continue Reading