Human Rights Watch has urged Saudi authorities to release a female activist who led an online campaign against the country’s driving ban and posted a video clip showing herself behind the wheel.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch says the U.N. Security Council has been slow to demand that Syria stop attacking civilians because of concerns Western governments used similar demands on Libya to justify a wide bombing campaign.Continue Reading
DUNGU, Congo – A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch urged Guinean President Alpha Conde to address rights abuses and governance problems which set in during 52 years of dictatorships and military rule, in a report published Tuesday.Continue Reading
The UN human rights chief condemned Tuesday attacks on Sudan’s flashpoint district of Abyei, and urged both Khartoum and the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army to negotiate an end to the crisis.Continue Reading
A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups is calling on the U.S. to step up its efforts against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified attacks in central Africa, especially Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia should “immediately” release a woman jailed for breaking the kingdom’s ban on women driving, Human Rights Watch said in a statement that also criticised the ban itself.Continue Reading
New York, May 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged countries not to attend a Sri Lankan military conference that allegedly seeks to justify the thousands killed during the armed conflict with the Tamil Tigers.Continue Reading
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, and appealed for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.Continue Reading
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, while appealing for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.Continue Reading
BANGKOK – The United Nations’ human rights envoy to Myanmar said the country’s nascent civilian government has done little to address widespread abuses, including forced labour and extrajudicial killings, since replacing the ruling junta in March.Continue Reading
The United Nations’ human rights envoy to Myanmar said the country’s nascent civilian government has done little to address widespread abuses, including forced labor and extrajudicial killings, since replacing the ruling junta in March.Continue Reading
The United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights has questioned Australia’s asylum seeker deal with Malaysia, saying the plan could violate international law.Continue Reading
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says an aboriginal woman who claims a nightclub bouncer denied her entry because she was wearing moccasins and then told her there were no buffalo to hunt inside can proceed with her complaint against the esta…Continue Reading