AFP Pledges Protection Of Workers
MANILA. Philippines – Keeping up with its commitment to uphold human rights, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has joined labor groups in protecting workers' rights.Continue Reading
Secret prison still open in Baghdad, group claims
Iraqis are still being held illegally at a Baghdad prison that the government was supposed to have shut down in 2011 after allegations that detainees were tortured and abused there, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Indonesia: Rights Record under Scrutiny at UN
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United Nations member states should urge Indonesia to adopt specific measures to ensure religious freedom, free expression, and accountability for abuses at the Universal Periodic Review…Continue Reading
Morocco/Western Sahara: No Action on Police Beating of Rights Worker
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The failure of Moroccan authorities to follow through on investigating the beating by police of a Human Rights Watch research assistant is a case study of impunity for police violence. …Continue Reading
Iraq: Mass Arrests, Incommunicado Detentions
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Iraq’s government has been carrying out mass arrests and unlawfully detaining people in the notorious Camp Honor prison facility in Baghdad’s Green Zone, based on numerous in…Continue Reading
ICTY/Bosnia: Start of Mladic Trial Shows Persistence Pays
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The opening of the trial of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb wartime military commander, is a salient reminder that justice catches up with those accused of atrocity crimes. Mladic’s…Continue Reading
Thailand: Two Years After Crackdown, Still No Justice
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The Thai government has not arrested or charged a single soldier or official for any of the scores of deaths and hundreds of injuries during the political violence in Bangkok two years a…Continue Reading
Kuwait: Emir Should Sign New Detention Bill
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The Kuwaiti parliament passed a law on May 10, 2012, that would provide an important expansion of due process protections in Kuwait. The law would eliminate unlimited renewals of pretria…Continue Reading
“Under al-Gaddafi we suffered, and now we are suffering again”
By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Libya researcher
It’s 12 months since I was in Libya visiting hospitals where people injured in the war to oust Mu’ammar al-Gadafi were being treated.
Many were civilians hurt during indiscriminate…Continue Reading
Veganism a human right, says law grad
A Toronto law school graduate from P.E.I. is making a case for vegans to have their beliefs protected under human rights legislation.Continue Reading
India: UN Members Should Act to End Caste Discrimination
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United Nations member states should make ending caste-based discrimination a priority when they review India’s human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council in late May 2012. …Continue Reading
Betraying human rights, Asean style
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) – This past week in Bangkok, the Asean Inter-government Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) discussed one of the most important documents drafted by Asean since the regional grouping adopted the Asean Charter five years ago. The…Continue Reading
Betraying human rights, Asean style
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) – This past week in Bangkok, the Asean Inter-government Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) discussed one of the most important documents drafted by Asean since the regional grouping adopted the Asean Charter five years ago. The…Continue Reading
Human rights concerns cloud N. Korea leader's vsit to Indonesia
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – North Korea's second-highest leader, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Jakarta on Sunday afternoon for a four-day visit, prompting activists to call on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to help push for democratisation and …Continue Reading
Human rights concerns cloud N. Korea leader's vsit to Indonesia
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – North Korea's second-highest leader, Kim Yong-nam, arrived in Jakarta on Sunday afternoon for a four-day visit, prompting activists to call on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to help push for democratisation and …Continue Reading