A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Morocco a close U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda routinely holds suspected militants in secret detention where they are at risk of being coerced into making false confessions Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev to discuss trade and human rights issues.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev to discuss trade and human rights issues.Continue Reading
China’s state media on Monday said the revelations in Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks has tarnished the credibility of the United States as a protector of human rights.Continue Reading
Iraq should investigate reports that its forces systematically tortured and abused detainees, Human Rights Watch has said after documents released by Wikileaks detailed abuse by Iraqi captors.Continue Reading
A North Korean envoy lashed out at the U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee on Friday, saying criticism of Pyongyang was a plot aimed at overthrowing the country’s government.Continue Reading
Banditry, violence, and rape are widespread in Ivory Coast’s western provinces even as the country gears for historic national elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.Continue Reading
Amid increasing doubts Friday that the runoff vote in Guinea’s presidential election will be held this weekend, supporters of the two candidates clashed and the U.N.’s human rights office accused security forces of firing at unarmed protesters earlier …Continue Reading
Banditry, violence, and rape are widespread in Ivory Coast’s western provinces even as the country gears for historic national elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.Continue Reading
Banditry, violence, and rape are widespread in Ivory Coast’s western provinces even as the country gears for historic national elections, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s human rights office said Friday that security forces in Guinea “committed serious human rights violations” during recent protests related to the upcoming election.Continue Reading
The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.Continue Reading
The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.Continue Reading
The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday.Continue Reading