The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Myanmar appealed Thursday to its military rulers “to send a strong signal” to the world that it will hold a genuine election, by releasing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and almost 2,100 political prisoners.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Myanmar appealed Thursday to its military rulers “to send a strong signal” to the world that it will hold a genuine election, by releasing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and almost 2,100 political prisoners.Continue Reading
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who immediately called for an end to Cuba’s Communist “dictatorship.”Continue Reading
TUNIS, Tunisia – Representatives of Human Rights Watch have denounced what they call repression in Tunisia, especially of trade union members.Continue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Thursday for letting Moscow ban gay pride marches simply because the city’s then-mayor — who famously compared gays to the devil — and other officials disapproved of them.Continue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia on Thursday for letting Moscow ban gay pride marches simply because officials there disliked homosexuals and their lifestyle.Continue Reading
The European Parliament awarded its top human rights prize on Thursday to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, whose hunger strike this year helped pressure Havana into releasing political prisoners.Continue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned the city of Moscow for violating the rights of gays and lesbians.Continue Reading
The European Parliament awarded its annual human rights prize on Thursday to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban dissident whose 134-day hunger strike helped draw attention to the plight of political dissidents jailed in a 2003 crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s cultural and education agency on Thursday suspended plans to grant a prize named after Equatorial Guinea’s longtime dictator, after human rights groups slammed the award by citing the leader’s poor human rights record.Continue Reading
North Korea must carry out its promises to give up its nuclear program, but improvements in human rights will also be vital to any relations with the United States, a US official said Thursday.Continue Reading
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who immediately called for an end to Cuba’s Communist “dictatorship.”Continue Reading
The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it had fined Russia for banning homosexual parades in Moscow, marking a victory for the country’s marginalized gay community.Continue Reading
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, as Europe debates whether to normalise ties with the Communist regime.Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading