Libya: Displaced People Barred from Homes
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Authorities in and around Misrata are preventing thousands of people from returning to the villages of Tomina and Kararim and have failed to stop local militias from looting and burning …Continue Reading
UN rights experts urge Syria to free detained activists, warn they may face torture
GENEVA – U.N. human rights investigators have called on Syria to release a group of at least 16 activists who were arrested by authorities last week.Continue Reading
قصة هروب إحدى الأُسر من سوريا بشكل مأساوي
سوريين من درعا يحكون قصة هروبهم المأساوية عبر الحدود الأردنية © KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP/Getty Images
بقلم مها أبو شمعة ، ناشطة في حملات منظمة العفو الدولContinue Reading
“كم من الدماء علينا أن ندفع كثمنٍ قبل أن يقوم العالم بمساعدتنا؟”
في سياق تقريره المروّع الذي كتبه من على الحدود الأردنية السورية، يميط الباحث في منظمة العفو الدولية، نيل ساموندز، اللثام عن فداحة حجم التContinue Reading
Where being a civilian is dangerous – Join our campaign for freedom of expression
By Peter Drury, Colombia campaigner, Amnesty International,
It’s 3:00am, it’s the centre of the village of San José de Apartadó, dominoes are slammed on a table, children play football, cycle around the square, play ludo. There’s a hu…Continue Reading
سوريا: “اتضح أن الرجل الذي كانوا يطلقون عليه النار، هو في واقع الأمر … زوجي!”
بقلم مها أبو شمعة، مسئولة الحملات عن سوريا في منظمة العفو الدولية للدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان
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Indonesia's contribution needed in global peace, human rights
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Amid never-ending accusations from international groups over human rights violations at home, the Indonesian government has said that Islamic countries have recognised Indonesia's achievements in upholding human rig…Continue Reading
Indonesia's contribution needed in global peace, human rights
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Amid never-ending accusations from international groups over human rights violations at home, the Indonesian government has said that Islamic countries have recognised Indonesia's achievements in upholding human rig…Continue Reading
Somalia: Warring Parties Put Children at Grave Risk
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Somalia’s warring parties have all failed to protect Somali children from the fighting or serving in their forces, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Islamist insu…Continue Reading
High Court: Accept or reject Human Rights Party
The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered the home minister to reply within 14 days on whether he approves or rejects the Human Rights Party’s (HRP) application to be registered.Continue Reading
Ex-foster child account triggers Quebec investigation
A Quebec Human Rights Commission investigation is raising serious concerns about foster children across the province.Continue Reading
One family’s dramatic escape from Syria
By Maha Abu Shama, Amnesty International’s Syria Campaigner
The shocking story of one family forced to flee Syria for refuge in neighbouring Jordan exchanging their home in Tasil for al-Ramtha Syrian Refugees’ Transitional Camp. For their safety we…Continue Reading
Lawyers angry at delays in charging asylum crews
Lawyers and human rights advocates have reacted angrily to an admission by Federal Police that alleged people smugglers are being detained without charge for an average of more than five months.Continue Reading
Trial delay 'impinged human rights'
Lawyers for a Canberra man charged over an alleged road rage incident in 2008 have asked for a permanent stay on the charges due to delays.Continue Reading
Former rights activist Gauck to become German president
BERLIN (Reuters) – Joachim Gauck, a former anti-Communist human rights activist in East Germany who is set to become the next German president, is a moral authority to be reckoned with. Gauck, who has been called Germany's answer to Nelson Mandela,…Continue Reading