The Spanish judge who became an international human rights hero went on trial Tuesday for daring to probe right-wing atrocities around the Spanish civil war that may be linked to the deaths or disappearances of more than 100,000 civilians.Continue Reading
South Africa's government human rights agency said Tuesday it is investigating whether the Zulu king made comments that could increase anti-homosexual sentiment in a country where gays face hatred and attacks despite liberal laws ensuring their rig…Continue Reading
Five leading human rights groups on Tuesday urged ASEAN chair Cambodia to end all forced evictions in the country and free seven people who were detained after a recent land protest turned violent.Continue Reading
MADRID (AFP) – A top Spanish human rights judge goes on trial Tuesday for abusing his power by trying to prosecute atrocities of the regime of General Francisco Franco in the 1930s.Continue Reading
A top Spanish human rights judge goes on trial Tuesday for abusing his power by trying to prosecute atrocities of the regime of General Francisco Franco in the 1930s.Continue Reading
The head of the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to reform the court, accusing the British government of pandering to the tabloid press.Continue Reading
Amnesty International said Monday that three Cubans held without charge for 52 days following their arrest at a protest were released last week, hours after the human rights group named them as prisoners of conscience.Continue Reading
The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama promised a year ago.Continue Reading
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has failed to advance justice and accountability for victims of the country's 25-year-old armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): A human rights organisation has urged the Western governments to accept that Islamist parties are a rising political power in Arab nations following a wave of popular uprisings in the last year.Continue Reading
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the decision of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for presidency once again ruins "the prospect of much-needed political reform".Continue Reading
The United States and other Western governments must accept the new reality that Islamists have emerged to fill the power vacuum in the Arab world after a wave of popular uprisings, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Sunday.Continue Reading
CAIRO – The United States and other western governments must accept the new reality that Islamists have emerged to fill the power vacuum in the Arab world after a wave of popular uprisings, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Sunday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch says the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan is overshadowing human rights concerns.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch says the West should overcome its fear of political Islam in the aftermath of the uprisings that toppled long-time Arab leaders.Continue Reading