El Paso gives refuge to Mexico's human rights defenders
El Paso, one of the safest US cities, now hosts a growing number of human rights activists seeking to escape persecution in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's most deadly city just across the border.Continue Reading
Diary of a high-level mission: the Secretary General visits Spain
By Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s Secretary General
There are many elements to my role as Secretary General of Amnesty International and a vital one is to meet with senior public figures around the world.
So from the UN’s Ban Ki-moon to …Continue Reading
Scuffle after NKorea rejects 'fabricated' UN report
A scuffle broke out Monday in the UN Human Rights Council and a man was detained by security after a North Korean diplomat said a critical report by an independent expert had been fabricated.Continue Reading
Pak Senate Bill: Human rights body can also scrutinise armed forces
Islamabad, Mar 12 (ANI): The armed forces will not be immune from scrutiny of the new National Commission of Human Rights (NHCR) if it commits human rights violations, a text of the National Commission of Human Rights Bill, 2012, as passed by Senate, h…Continue Reading
Russia: Block St. Petersburg’s Homophobic Law
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St. Petersburg Governor Georgiy Poltavchenko should veto a homophobic bill adopted by the city’s parliament.
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Bosnia: Key Lessons From War Crimes Prosecutions
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Countries that want to prosecute atrocity crimes can learn from Bosnia’s experience with its War Crimes Chamber, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. National govern…Continue Reading
China: Don’t Legalize Incommunicado Detentions
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The Chinese legislature should delete provisions in the draft criminal procedure law that would allow the incommunicado detention in undisclosed locations of certain categories of crimin…Continue Reading
Iraqi 'emos' victims of brutal killings
Iraqi teenagers widely perceived to be gay are being brutally killed in Baghdad with Shiite militias distributing lists of targets warning of further assaults, officials and human rights groups say.Continue Reading
Tamil Tigers separatists infiltrate human rights orgas, media
Colombo (The Island/ANN) – Influential members of the Canberra Federal Parliament were given the full picture of the realistic situation in Sri Lanka and briefed on how Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) separatist elements had infiltrated human r…Continue Reading
Human Rights Museum needs another $50M
A group raising money for Winnipeg's Canadian Museum for Human Rights says it needs about another $50 million to meet the most recent construction estimate for the building.Continue Reading
UN rights chief to be handed list of Libyan 'violators'
Investigators probing violations during Libya's conflict said Friday they are giving the UN's human rights chief a list of people who should face international or national justice.Continue Reading
US: Victory for Rights in Alabama
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A decision by a federal appeals court to block two major provisions of Alabama’s immigrant law is a significant victory not just for immigrants but for the rights of all residents of A…Continue Reading
UNESCO: Disappointing Vote on Obiang Prize
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A split vote by UNESCO’s Executive Board to approve a prize sponsored by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea puts the president’s interests above UNESCO’s …Continue Reading
Delegation Presents Human Rights Education Initiative to President of Taiwan
President Ma acknowledges work of Youth for Human Rights International to promote the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 08, 2012 Taipei, Taiwan. In a meeting with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou March 6, Y…Continue Reading
China's rights record worsened in 2011: group
China's human rights record worsened in 2011, making it the most repressive year in a decade, after Beijing launched a crackdown following protests across the Arab world, a group said Friday.Continue Reading