Uganda: Charge or Release Detained Journalist
The Ugandan government should immediately release or bring to court Augustine Okello, a journalist from Lira-based Radio Rhino, who was forcibly disappeared on July 12, 2011.
(Kampala) – The Ug…Continue Reading
Zimbabwe militants disrupt human rights meeting
Militants violently disrupted a hearing by a parliamentary panel receiving submissions on proposed human rights laws for Zimbabwe’s new constitution, rights groups said Saturday.Continue Reading
Militants disrupt human rights meeting
Rights groups say militants violently disrupted a hearing by a parliamentary panel receiving submissions on human rights for possible inclusion in Zimbabwe’s new constitution.Continue Reading
Malawi: Promptly Investigate Killings of Peaceful Protesters
The government of Malawi should open a prompt, independent, and transparent investigation into the killings of several peaceful demonstrators. The deaths resulted from the security forces’ apparent excessive use…Continue Reading
Malawi: Promptly Investigate Killings of Peaceful Protesters
The government of Malawi should open a prompt, independent, and transparent investigation into the killings of several peaceful demonstrators. The deaths resulted from the security forces’ apparent excessive use…Continue Reading
Fellowship Application Checklist
Fellowship Application Checklist
Please include all of the following, by e-mail and as PDF files, under single cover (in one email) and preferably as one PDF file (or, at a minimum, as separate PDF files). Because of the volume of applications recei…Continue Reading
California: Review Conditions at Pelican Bay
The hunger strike underscores the importance and urgency of a careful and comprehensive review of policies and practices at the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit.
Secretary Matthew …Continue Reading
Rape in war: No more excuses
Last month, the first woman ever was convicted of genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Rwanda’s former minister for family and women’s affairs, guilty of genocide, …Continue Reading
Rape in war: No more excuses
Last month, the first woman ever was convicted of genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Rwanda’s former minister for family and women’s affairs, guilty of genocide, …Continue Reading
Senegal: Chad asks for the extradition of Hissène Habré to Belgium
(Brussels) – The Senegalese government should honor Chad’s request to send former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium for prosecution for crimes against humanity during his rule from 1982 to 1990, a coalition of Chadian victims’ and African and…Continue Reading
Delegates Agree to Establish Fairer Electoral Constituencies, Adherence to International Human Rights Conventions in …
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Rights groups slam abuses in Gambia
Human rights groups have denounced a climate of fear in Gambia claiming disappearances, killings and torture go unpunished, as President Yayha Jammeh marks 17 years in power on Friday.Continue Reading
Ecuador: A Blow to Free Speech
The conviction of President Rafael Correa’s critics for criminal defamation violates Ecuador’s international human rights obligations and should be overturned on appeal. Ecuador should abolish the defamation p…Continue Reading
Ivory Coast president announces human rights investigation over postelection violence
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s president is setting up an independent commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during Ivory Coast’s postelection crisis earlier this year.Continue Reading
Ivory Coast announces human rights investigation
Ivory Coast’s president is setting up an independent commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during Ivory Coast’s postelection crisis earlier this year.Continue Reading