The Tasmanian Government has been accused of failing to take teenagers’ human rights seriously after police allegedly used capsicum spray on a 13-year-old in the State’s north west.Continue Reading
A prominent Arab-Israeli human rights activist was sentenced to nine years in jail on Sunday after pleading guilty to spying for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an Israeli court official said.Continue Reading
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A group of retired Uruguayan military officers said that human rights investigations into alleged abuses during the 1973-1985 dictatorship have become harassment and warned they could make their “voice heard.”Continue Reading
WASHINGTON – Egyptian leaders had clashed with the United States over human rights and government reforms for years before Friday’s warning that the situation there threatens U.S. aid to the country, according to a series of leaked U.S. diplomatic mess…Continue Reading
Australia has had its human rights record scrutinised in an international peer review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.Continue Reading
A Yukon Human Rights Commission began a new hearing concerning Thomas Molloy, who says he was discriminated against because of his criminal record.Continue Reading
DAVOS Switzerland (Reuters)- Human Rights Watch (HRW) fears that Egypt’s police may use live ammunition on protesters during demonstrations planned for Friday the head of the New-York based group said Thursday.Continue Reading
Myanmar came under pressure in the UN human rights council on Thursday to speed up genuine democratic reform, as Western nations blasted “alarming” abuse and some Asian neighbours sought more change.Continue Reading
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters)- Human Rights Watch (HRW) fears that Egypt’s army may open fire on protesters during demonstrations planned for Friday, the head of the New-York based group said on Thursday.Continue Reading
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan should stop stifling dissent and allow citizens to voice their grievances freely, an international human rights group said Thursday.Continue Reading
David Cameron risks tearing the coalition apart if he attempts to abolish the Human Rights Act a former Labour minister has told politics.co.uk.Continue Reading
In India, which prides itself on its rambunctious but tolerant democracy, the conviction of human-rights activist Binayak Sen has raised serious concerns about free speech and called into question the soundness of the Indian judicial systemContinue Reading
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Authorities in Gulf countries have stepped harassment of political activists in the past year even as the oil-rich states showcase themselves as expanding economic and cultural powerhouses, an international human rights gr…Continue Reading
A U.N. expert on Palestinian human rights who suggested there was a cover-up over the September 11 attacks should be fired, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch is calling on the United States to return Vietnam to a list of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom, accusing it of continuously harassing some groups trying to worship peacefully.Continue Reading