Libyan security forces killed 35 people in the eastern city of Benghazi late on Friday, Human Rights Watch cited witnesses and hospital sources as saying, in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power.Continue Reading
The debate over Shawan Jabarin continues: This week Harold Evans reported on criticism of Jabarin’s appointment to the Human Rights Watch advisory board on the Middle East. Critics cite the finding by Israel’s supreme court that Jabarin leads a doubl…Continue Reading
HAVANA – The mother of a Cuban dissident who died last year after a long hunger strike has been detained by police, just days before the anniversary of her son’s death, a prominent human rights worker said Friday.Continue Reading
Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday its sources had said Libyan security forces had shot dead at least 46 people in the past three days.Continue Reading
According to rights organization A Human Right, one of our basic human rights is to have access to information. In today’s modern age, that makes the Internet a valuable commodity. Unfortunately, some governments have the ability to dictate whether or …Continue Reading
David Cameron will face further pressure to defy the European court of human rights (ECtHR) over prisoner voting after the publication of secret government legal advice.Continue Reading
Srinagar, Feb 18 (PTI) Security agencies should take care of human rights while fighting militants in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir police chief said today.Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda, who chaired a high level security meeting of top offic…Continue Reading
This week, Harold Evans wrote about the controversy over Shawan Jabarin’s appointment to Human Rights Watch’s advisory board: Israel’s Supreme Court says Jabarin leads a double life, as a human rights activist who also has a secret association with…Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that attempts by President Dmitry Medvedev to improve civil society in Russia had been unsuccessful, and urged the country to improve its rights record.Continue Reading
The U.N. human rights chief said Thursday that attempts by President Dmitry Medvedev to improve civil society in Russia had been unsuccessful, and urged the country to improve its rights record. “His efforts are appreciated but not advanced sufficientl…Continue Reading
The U.N’s top human rights official on Thursday decried violence in Russia against activists and journalists but said the country has made some incremental moves toward reform.Continue Reading
The U.N’s top human rights official on Thursday decried violence in Russia against activists and journalists but said the country has made some incremental moves toward reform.Continue Reading
The U.S. and the European Union should cut off funds to Palestinian security services in the West Bank until the Palestinians investigate accusations of abuse against protesters, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) on Thursday condemned the kidnapping of R Vineel Krishna, the District Collector of Odisha’s Malkangiri District by the Maoists.Continue Reading
The U.S. and the European Union should cut off funds to Palestinian security services in the West Bank until the Palestinians investigate accusations of abuse against protesters, a human rights group said.Continue Reading