South Africa judge orders prosecutors to probe possible human rights violations in Zimbabwe
PRETORIA, South Africa – A South African judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government committed human rights abuses, saying it would benefit Zimbabweans tortured in their homeland and South Af…Continue Reading
Russia: Investigate Police Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters
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Russian authorities should promptly and effectively investigate reports of excessive use of force against protesters and arbitrary detentions during and following a protest on May 6, 201…Continue Reading
Baku laments criticism on rights record ahead of Eurovision
Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended its human rights record and accused "jealous" forces of seeking to tarnish the country's image as it prepares to host the Eurovision song contest.Continue Reading
Human rights violations rise
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Human rights violations have increased in the country by over 13,000 in the last three years, with most cases reported from Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.Continue Reading
من قلب القمع في سوريا: ‘وجدتُ أبنائي محترقين في الشارع’
أم وجدت جثث أبناءها الثلاثة في الشارع، محترقين حتى الموت من قبل الجيش النظامي، بعد ساعة من أخذهم من بيوتهم. ©Amnesty International
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South Africa judge orders prosecutors to probe possible human rights violations in Zimbabwe
PRETORIA, South Africa – A South African judge says his country should investigate charges that officials in neighbouring Zimbabwe are responsible for grave human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Recently Arrested Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Gave Exclusive Interview to Julian Assange; Watch "The World …
MOSCOW, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Two Arab Spring revolutionaries, Nabeel Rajab and Alaa Abd al-Fattah explain why the reform movements stalled in Bahrain and have destabilized in Egypt on the May 8th …Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: Opposition Figure Wrongly Convicted
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The conviction of a prominent member of Equatorial Guinea’s beleaguered political opposition is a travesty of justice. A trial court in the city of Bata found Wenceslao Mansogo Alo…Continue Reading
Egypt: New Law Keeps Military Trials of Civilians
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Egypt’s parliament on May 6, 2012, approved amendments to the Code of Military Justice that failed to end the unprecedented expansion of military trials of civilians, despite pleas…Continue Reading
Zimbabwean Human Rights Activist Farai Maguwu to Speak at Rapaport Las Vegas Conference – Sunday, June 3, 2012
Farai Maguwu, the award-winning Zimbabwean human rights activist, will lead a special session at the Rapaport Fair Trade Jewelry Conference on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Banyan Room, Mandalay Bay Hotel, during the JCK Las Vegas Jewelry S…Continue Reading
Zimbabwean Human Rights Activist Farai Maguwu to Speak at Rapaport Las Vegas Conference – Sunday, June 3, 2012
Farai Maguwu, the award-winning Zimbabwean human rights activist, will lead a special session at the Rapaport Fair Trade Jewelry Conference on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Banyan Room, Mandalay Bay Hotel, during the JCK Las Vegas Jewelry S…Continue Reading
Yemen: Detained, Tortured, and Disappeared
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Yemeni security forces have arbitrarily detained dozens of demonstrators and other perceived opponents of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh since anti-government protests began in Febr…Continue Reading
Dentro de la represión de Siria: “Encontré a mis hijos quemados en la calle”
La asesora general de Amnistía Internacional sobre respuesta a las crisis, Donatella Rovera, ha regresado recientemente de la provincia siria de Idlib, donde habló con testigos de la represión brutal que se está ejerciendo en Siria.
“Los s…Continue Reading
Germany's Loew tackles Ukraine on human rights
Germany coach Joachim Loew on Monday joined national captain Philipp Lahm in criticising Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine over their government's treatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.Continue Reading
Germany's Loew tackles Ukraine on human rights
Germany coach Joachim Loew on Monday joined national captain Philipp Lahm in criticising Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine over their government's treatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.Continue Reading