Morocco: Girl’s Death Highlights Flawed Laws
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Morocco should enact a meaningful law on domestic violence and repeal the penal code provision that in practice has allowed men accused of raping or having sex with minors to avoid prose…Continue Reading
UN rights council throws out Russia proposal on Libya detentions
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution urging Libya's new rulers to probe all alleged abuses, but threw out a Russian proposal calling for a halt to arbitrary detentions.Continue Reading
Chile: Gay Rights Ruling a Leap Forward
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ ruling that sexual orientation cannot be used to deny custody rights is a landmark case for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peo…Continue Reading
UN Human Rights Council: North Korea Condemnation Goes Unopposed
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The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea signaled both the gravity of the abuses and the need for the new pr…Continue Reading
Cuba: Halt Repression in Advance of Pope’s Visit
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The Cuban government should immediately halt repression aimed at silencing dissent before and during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba.
(Washington,DC) – The Cu…Continue Reading
UN rights forum extends Syria investigators' mandate
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned on Friday what it called "sharply escalating" violations by Syrian forces and extended the mandate of its investigators documenting crimes against humanity that include exec…Continue Reading
Russia: Selective Use of Syria Findings
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Russia should not pick and choose. If it relies on Human Rights Watch’s findings to support its condemnation of abuses by the Syrian opposition, it should pay equal attention to th…Continue Reading
UN panel reports high-level Syrian defections
A U.N.-appointed panel of human rights experts said Friday it has new information on high-level Syrian military defections, including four brigadier generals, and on doctors ordered to make patients unconscious during hospital visits by Arab League mon…Continue Reading
‘I am because you are’ – the first ever UN panel on sexual orientation and gender identity
By Emily Gray, Amnesty International’s researcher on sexual orientation and gender identity.
On 7 March 2012, sitting in the Human Rights Council in Geneva, under Barcelò’s oceanic dome, I was excited, and a little apprehensive, to be witness t…Continue Reading
Palestinian prisoner of conscience on trial for defending right to protest
By Amnesty International’s Israel/OPT/PA Campaigner
It’s a year since Bassem Tamimi was arrested by the Israeli army for organizing non-violent protests against the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements on land belonging to his village.
The 44…Continue Reading
U.N. rights forum extends Syria investigators' mandate
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council condemned on Friday what it called "sharply escalating" violations committed by Syrian forces and extended the mandate of its investigators documenting crimes against humanity including executi…Continue Reading
Iraq: Investigate Death of VP’s Bodyguard in Custody
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Iraqi authorities should order a criminal investigation into allegations that security forces tortured to death a bodyguard of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi.
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Lebanon: Stop Abuse of Domestic Workers
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Lebanese authorities should act quickly to reform restrictive visa regulations and adopt a labor law on domestic work to address high levels of abuse and deaths among migrant domestic wo…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch says UN rights council vote on Lanka is a strong message for justice
Geneva, Mar.23 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council's adoption of a resolution on Sri Lanka demonstrates strong international support for accountability for abuses committed in Sri Lanka's armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Malawi: Arrests Signal Deteriorating Rights Environment
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The Malawi government’s recent surge of arrests and threats against critics reflects its broader crackdown on free speech and other basic rights. On March 9, 2012, Malawi’s State Hou…Continue Reading