China rights activist goes on trial
Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
China rights activist goes on trial
Chinese human rights activist Wang Lihong went on trial in Beijing on Friday, witnesses said, nearly four months after she was arrested as part of a widespread crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
Letter to President Medvedev regarding ECHR legislation
Dear Dmitry Anatoliyevich,
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ICC: Q&A on the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Election Process
1. Why is there a search for a new prosecutor for the International Criminal Court?
2. What are the requirements to be the next ICC prosecutor?read moreContinue Reading
South Africa: rights, accountability and maternal mortality
A study of the healthcare environment of expectant mothers in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa reveal severe problems that both the national government and overseas donors should address.
El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU debe actuar para poner fin a la represión en Siria
Por Salil Shetty, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
Majd al Kurdy era miembro de la sección del Partido Baás, partido gobernante en Siria, en la pequeña localidad de Tell Kalakh, cerca de la frontera con Líbano.
Un día de mayo, en …Continue Reading
Human-rights concerns cloud Harper’s Honduras trade talks
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to Honduras on Friday will be the first state visit by a foreign leader since the country was allowed back into the Organization of American States following a coup that ousted the country’s l…Continue Reading
Human rights groups seek reprieve for Bhullar
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Several international human rights organizations have come out in support of the demand for the release of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who has been sentenced to death for masterminding a terror attack in New Delhi.Continue Reading
What’s Farsi for Schadenfreude? UK critics revel in riot woes
LONDON (Reuters) – From bizarre claims about the use of “mercenaries” to tongue-in-cheek travel advisories, countries long used to Western criticism of their own human rights records are relishing Britain’s embarrassment over the riots sweeping its cit…Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Government Demolishes Human Rights Groups’ Offices
The Azerbaijani authorities, without warning, illegally demolisheda building housing three leading human rights organizations in the capital, Baku, on August 11, 2011.
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Burundi: Stop Harassing Lawyers and Journalists
The Burundi authorities’ arrests of lawyers and intimidation of journalists are cause for concern. Although the release of two of three lawyers arrested since mid-July, 2011, was a positive step, the government …Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: A Death Follows Police Torture
An ethnic Uzbek detained and allegedly tortured by police in southern Kyrgyzstan died on August 9, 2011, two days after he was released from police custody.
(New York) – An ethnic Uzbek det…Continue Reading
SADC: Q&A on The Tribunal
With the 2011 Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government scheduled for August 16 and 17 in Luanda, Angola, these questions and answers are provided to shed more …Continue Reading
The Shrinking World of George W. Bush
Torturers can run but they can’t hide. And regardless of who they are or how powerful, they will be named, shamed and forever pursued.
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What’s Farsi for Schadenfreude? UK critics revel in riot woes
LONDON (Reuters) – From bizarre claims about the use of “mercenaries” to tongue-in-cheek travel advisories, countries long used to Western criticism of their own human rights records are relishing Britain’s embarrassment over the riots sweeping its cit…Continue Reading