Sri Lankan government aides and Tamils spar at UN session
Sri Lankan government officials, Tamils in exile from the Indian Ocean island and rights groups sparred verbally at an open hearing Thursday during the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.Continue Reading
Internet Society Delivers Statement at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council
Speaking this week at the Human Rights Council panel on the right to freedom of expression on the Internet, Markus Kummer, Internet Society Vice President for Public Policy, emphasized the importance of a multistakeholder dialogue to further this objec…Continue Reading
Somalia: Investigate Attacks on Journalists
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The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia should promptly investigate the killing of the Somali journalist Abukar Hassan Mohamoud by unknown gunmen.
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Iraq: Intimidation at Anniversary Protests
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Uniformed security forces clamped down on demonstrations marking February 2012 anniversaries of the start of weekly protests in Iraq. Security forces blocked access to protest sites in B…Continue Reading
Iran: Fair Vote Impossible
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Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, 2012, will be grossly unfair because of arbitrary disqualifications and other restrictions. The voting for 290 parliamentary seats…Continue Reading
Russia: Harassment of Critics
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Russian authorities are cracking down on government critics at the same time as they are tolerating large public protests.
(Moscow) – Russian authorities are crac…Continue Reading
California: Over 300 Youth Face Life Without Parole
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Approximately 300 youth offenders have been sentenced to die in California’s prisons for crimes committed when they were teenagers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. …Continue Reading
UN rights chief voices concern over Internet restrictions
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed concern about Internet restrictions and the arbitrary detention of bloggers.Continue Reading
Maldives security forces assault women protesters
By Amnesty International staff
A group of peaceful women protesters who wanted to mark their opposition to the Maldives’ new president found themselves on the receiving end of a violent assault.
Charged with batons and doused with pepper spray by t…Continue Reading
DR Congo: Q&A on the First Verdict at the International Criminal Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its first verdict on March 14, 2012, in the case of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Dyilo was the first person arrested and…Continue Reading
UK pushing Europe to get human rights powers back
Britain is moving to drastically water down the powers of the European court of human rights, a leaked document shows.Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Homeowners Evicted for City Beautification
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(Baku) – The government of Azerbaijan has forcibly evicted homeowners and demolished their homes for urban development projects in Baku, the capital, Human Rights Watch said in a repor…Continue Reading
Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc to Receive 29th Niwano Peace Prize
TOKYO, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 29th Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez of Guatemala in recognition of her extraordinary and dogged work …Continue Reading
Malaysia: ‘Sexual Diversity’ Festival Ban Needs Court Review
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The Malaysian government should not seek to block judicial review of the 2011 ban on the Seksualiti Merdeka (“Sexual Diversity”) festival. The Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear the c…Continue Reading
Justices Divided on Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations
Supreme Court Justices seemed divided today in a case regarding whether corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad. At issue is a case brought by 12 Nigerian plaintiffs against a subsidiary of Shell Oil….Continue Reading