… Afghanistan does and the Taliban do,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells Ian Bremmer on GZERO World, on the ground in Davos. Read more: No place worse for women than Taliban's Afghanistan, says UN human rights chiefContinue Reading
A recent documentary aired by BBC which rehashes old propaganda against Narendra Modi over the Gujarat 2002 riots and contains other standard … Read more: "You Britishers will not teach us human rights" – Narendra Modi's old interview goes viral …Continue Reading
The dean of the Harvard Kennedy School issued a statement apologizing for blocking the appointment of Kenneth Roth, the former head of Human Rights … Read more: Harvard's reversal on its rejection of human rights leader who criticized Israel is a good stepContinue Reading
Yemeni authorities are failing to meet their international legal obligations to protect socio-economic rights for millions of Yemenis. Read more: Yemen: Authorities Failing to Protect People's Basic Rights – Human Rights WatchContinue Reading
Last week, Mehdi told you about Harvard's denial of a human rights fellowship to Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for nearly 30 years. Read more: Harvard reverses course on decision to deny fellowship to human rights expert – YouTubeContinue Reading
In other cases, investigations by human rights organizations and journalists have produced evidence that the alleged suicides were cover-ups of murder … Read more: Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UNContinue Reading
The Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday and said it would offer a fellowship to a leading human rights advocate it had previously … Read more: "Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized Israel"Continue Reading
Volker Turk said the Bill appears to be incompatible with the UK's international human rights obligations. Read more: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights concerned at proposed NI legacy BillContinue Reading
News that the university had blocked a fellowship for the former head of Human Rights Watch stirred debate over academic freedom and donor … Read more: Harvard Reverses Course on Human Rights Advocate Who Criticized IsraelContinue Reading
Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Watch's executive director, speaks during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on November 1, 2018. Read more: Harvard reinstates offer to ex-Human Rights Watch chief after Israel controversyContinue Reading
Parliamentarians urge Iran action. MEPs also voted on other human rights issues, calling on the EU to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist … Read more: European Parliament condemns Morocco for first time in 25 years, after vote on human rightsContinue Reading
federal death row has filed a civil rights lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the federal government's use of automatic and prolonged … Read more: Lawsuit Alleges Federal Death-Row Conditions Violate U.S. Constitution and Human Rights TreatiesContinue Reading
The Harvard Kennedy School has granted Kenneth Roth, the recently retired executive director of Human Rights Watch, a fellowship at its Carr … Read more: After Criticism, Harvard Dean Reverses Course on Fellowship for Human–Rights LeaderContinue Reading
FILE PHOTO: Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, poses after an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, … Read more: Harvard School Reverses Course, Will Extend Fellowship to Human Rights AdvocateContinue Reading
In the case of Mr. Roth, I now believe that I made an error in my decision not to appoint him as a Fellow at our Carr Center for Human Rights,” … Read more: Human rights activist Kenneth Roth's Harvard fellowship reinstated – The Boston GlobeContinue Reading