Bahrain: Police Brutality, Despite Reform Pledges
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Bahrain’s police are beating and torturing detainees, including minors, despite public commitments to end torture and police impunity.
(Beirut) – Bahrain’…Continue Reading
Saudi closes embassy in Egypt following protests
Saudi Arabia closed its Cairo embassy Saturday and recalled its ambassador following protests over a detained Egyptian human rights lawyer.Continue Reading
Libya: Amend Vetting Regulations for Candidates, Officials
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Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) should amend regulations to eliminate vague and broad prohibitions on who may serve as a government official or become a candidate for elect…Continue Reading
Burma: Ban Should Press for Lasting Reforms
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should emphasize the need for genuine reforms to address Burma’s still dire human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today. Ban will…Continue Reading
China: Protect Chen Guangcheng From Extrajudicial Violence
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The Chinese government should immediately guarantee blind human rights defender Chen Guangcheng’s safety, end its persecution of him and his family, and ensure that he is not retur…Continue Reading
Kenya: Local Judicial Mechanism Should Complement ICC Cases
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The Kenyan government should reaffirm its commitment to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in cases stemming from the 2007-2008 post-election violence, while establish…Continue Reading
‘We can forgive but we can’t forget’
By Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus, Amnesty International’s Sierra Leone researcher
Survivors of Sierra Leone’s brutal conflict speak to Amnesty International
Survivors of the brutal conflict in Sierra Leone may have celebrated the conviction of Charl…Continue Reading
“We’re hungry and angry because of Shell”
Makmid Kamara, Nigeria Campaigner, Amnesty International,
On Sunday 22 April, I visited Bodo community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The community was devastated by two major oil spills in 2008, caused by operational failures from Shell pipel…Continue Reading
Media should highlight rights violations: NHRC
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought the media's help in highlighting rights violations in India.Continue Reading
US: Labor Department Abandons Child Farmworkers
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The US Labor Department’s withdrawal of proposed rules to shield hired child farmworkers from the most dangerous tasks condemns children to be killed and maimed, Human Rights Watch said …Continue Reading
Rwanda: Opposition Leader’s Sentence Upheld
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The confirmation by the Rwandan Supreme Court of a four-year prison sentence for Bernard Ntaganda, an opposition leader, is a blow for those who had hoped the Court might protect free sp…Continue Reading
Justice Balakrishnan urges media to highlight rights violations
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan on Friday urged media to highlight issues of human right violations in the country.Continue Reading
Call to end expat travel bans in Bahrain
A human rights group wants to launch an investigation into the travel bans given to expats in Bahrain for simple disputes with their banks.Continue Reading
« Nous avons faim et nous sommes en colère à cause de Shell »
par Makmid Kamara, chargé de campagne sur le Nigéria à Amnesty International
Dimanche 22 avril, je me suis rendu dans la région de Bodo, dans le delta du Niger, au Nigeria. Cette région a été dévastée par deux déversements pétroliers majeu…Continue Reading
Iran: Ailing Revolutionary Icon to Be Jailed
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An 80-year-old activist who was prominent in Iran’s Islamic revolution has been ordered to surrender to serve an eight-year prison sentence. Ebrahim Yazdi, a leader of the Freedom Move…Continue Reading