Mat Sabu charge violates free speech tenets, say rights groups
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Human rights groups nationwide today condemned the authorities for charging PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu with criminal defamation, calling such a move a clear violation of human rights and free speech.Continue Reading
Kenya: Q&A on Pre-Trial Hearing in Second ICC Case
On September 21, 2011, a “confirmation of charges” hearing will begin before an International Criminal Court (ICC) pre-trial chamber in The Hague. It will determine whether the second case in the Kenya…Continue Reading
Thailand: Southern Insurgents Bomb Nightspots
Alleged insurgents were responsible for detonating three bombs at a nighttime entertainment area in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province that killed five civilians and wounded 118.
(New York…Continue Reading
Venezuela attorney general criticizes rights court
Venezuela’s attorney general on Tuesday criticized a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that orders the country’s authorities to allow a prominent opposition politician to run for office.Continue Reading
Yemen: Protester Killings Show Perils of Immunity Deal
Yemeni security forces used excessive force when they opened fire on anti-government protesters in Sanaa on September 18, 2011, and in Taizz on September 19, killing at least 27 and wounding hundreds. Witnesses to…Continue Reading
Amnesty urges 11th-hour stay for Iran death row teen
Human rights group Amnesty International called on Tuesday for an 11th-hour stay of execution for a 17-year-old due to be hanged after being convicted of the murder of a man billed as Iran’s strongest.Continue Reading
Venezuela: Implement Inter-American Court Ruling
Venezuela is legally obligated to implement a judgement by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights instructing it to uphold the political rights of an opposition leader barred from office. The secretary general o…Continue Reading
Burundi: Investigate Deadly Bar Shooting
Burundian authorities should urgently investigate the massacre on September 18, 2011, of dozens of people in a popular bar in Gatumba, about 15 kilometers west of the capital, Bujumbura.
Europe court: Russia violated rights of Yukos
Russia violated the rights of the now-defunct oil behemoth Yukos, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. But the court rejected a contention that the prosecution of Yukos was politically motivated and deferred any ruling on nearly $100 billi…Continue Reading
Could the Vatican Go to Court for Human-Rights Abuses?
When a group of victims of pedophile priests announced on Sept. 13 that they would ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to try the Pope on charges of crimes against humanity, the Vatican was quick to dismiss the petition as a “ludicrous publicity…Continue Reading
European court: Russia violated rights of Yukos
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia’s government violated the rights of oil company Yukos but said it wasn’t ready to rule on its claim for nearly $100 billion in damages.Continue Reading
Iran: Charge or Release Rights Activist
The Iranian government should immediately provide information regarding the whereabouts and condition of prominent rights activist Koohyar Goodarzi.
(New York) – The Iranian government shou…Continue Reading
Libya: Transitional Government Should Support Victims
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The National Transitional Council (NTC), the de facto authority that controls most of Libya, should investigate allegations of sexual violence perpetrated during the Libyan armed conflic…Continue Reading
UN: At least 100 killed in Syria during past week
The U.N. human rights office says security forces have killed at least 100 people in Syria during the past week.Continue Reading
UN rights office says at least 100 people killed by Syrian security forces in past week
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office says security forces have killed at least 100 people in Syria during the past week.Continue Reading