Judges told to act on human rights
MPs have told the country's most senior judges: do not let human rights laws get in the way of deporting foreign criminals.Continue Reading
Liberia: Strong Action on Justice for Border Attacks
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Liberian authorities should be commended for swiftly undertaking criminal investigations with a view to prosecuting or extraditing armed men alleged to be involved in cross-border attack…Continue Reading
An ‘unforgettable day’ for an Ambassador of Conscience
By Colm O’Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International Ireland
It was, in the words of Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the “unforgettable days” of her life.
From the moment she arrived in Ireland, Daw Suu stole our hearts.
As she too…Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Mass Sentencing Raises Fair Trial Concerns
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prosecution teams conducting the mass trials of the alleged mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) must immediately stop the trials
(New York) – The prosecutio…Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Mass Sentencing Raises Fair Trial Concerns
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The prosecution teams conducting the mass trials of the alleged mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) must immediately stop the trials
(New York) – The prosec…Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Mass Sentencing Raises Fair Trial Concerns
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The prosecution teams conducting the mass trials of the alleged mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) must immediately stop the trials
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Bangladesh: Mass Sentencing Raises Fair Trial Concerns
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The prosecution teams conducting the mass trials of the alleged mutineers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) must immediately stop the trials
(New York) – The prosec…Continue Reading
Recruitment of children by Maoists – A major concern: Human Rights Watch
Mumbai, June 19 (ANI): The New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that Maoists in India have been recruiting children to swell their ranks.Continue Reading
Turkey: Scrap Flawed Plan for Rights Body
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The Turkish government should withdraw its draft law for the establishment of a national human rights institution because the proposed body would lack impartiality and independence from …Continue Reading
Drone attacks condemned in UN Human Rights Council
Geneva, June 19 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, in her opening statement to the 20th session of the HRC, expressed serious concern over the continuing use of armed drones for targeted attacks, in particu…Continue Reading
Senate's "Magnitsky" bill could keep names secret
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A draft proposal to penalize Russian officials for human rights abuses has been rewritten in the Senate to let the U.S. government keep secret some names on the list of abusers, congressional aides said on Monday. The reworked Se…Continue Reading
Winnipeg ex-waitress recalls 1989 human rights case
A former Winnipeg waitress whose fight against sexual harassment changed Canadian law in the 1980s is set to share her story at a national human rights conference.Continue Reading
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies Sign Memorandum of …
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA– – Mr. Stuart Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights , and Ms. Barbara Hall, President of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human …Continue Reading
Libya: Candidates Should Address Torture, Illegal Detention
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The individual candidates and political entities competing in Libya’s July 7, 2012 national election should explain how they plan to end the ongoing problem of torture and illegal dete…Continue Reading
UN rights chief accuses Eritrea of torture, killings
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay accused on Monday gold-rich Eritrea, which holds a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast, of carrying out torture and summary executions. Pillay told the U.N. Human Rights Council there …Continue Reading