China: Spotlight Rights in US Summit with Xi Jinping
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United States President Barack Obama should publicly and privately challenge China’s Vice President Xi Jinping on the deteriorating human rights environment in China during Xi’s Febr…Continue Reading
Nations try to oust Syria from UNESCO rights panel
A group of UNESCO member states is trying to remove Syria from a committee with a human rights mandate, a panel it quietly rejoined despite its deadly crackdown on protesters.Continue Reading
Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information
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Iranian authorities should immediately charge or release at least 10 journalists and bloggers arrested since the beginning of 2012. The arrests appear to be part of the government’…Continue Reading
HRW raps United Arab Emirates over free speech
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused the United Arab Emirates of cracking down on freedom of expression, during a news conference on Wednesday which was disrupted by men who claimed to be UAE officials and demanded the rights group end its pres…Continue Reading
Cameron presses for European rights court reforms
British Prime Minister David Cameron called for the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday to stop wasting time on "trivial cases", in a major call for reform of the court.Continue Reading
Nations seeking action against Syria in UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) – A group of Western and Arab nations are seeking the expulsion of Syria from the U.N. cultural agency's human rights committee, diplomats said, the latest international effort to isolate Damascus over its violent crackdown on domes…Continue Reading
PM Calls For Reform Of Human Rights Court
The Prime Minister will today argue that the European Court of Human Rights is acting like a "small claims court" and must be reformed.Continue Reading
Cameron pushes for ECHR reform
The European court of human rights (ECHR) must reform to remain "true to its original purpose", David Cameron will say later.Continue Reading
UAE: Free Speech Under Attack
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The United Arab Emirates during 2011 muzzled the right of its citizens to express themselves and to form independent associations, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Repo…Continue Reading
Government calls for reform of European Court
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain says the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) needs a major overhaul because it has become bogged down with trivial cases, repeatedly rules on similar issues and overrules national decisions unnecessarily. In a speech to the…Continue Reading
Tunisia: “Persepolis” Trial a Setback for Free Expression
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The trial of a television director on morality charges for airing a controversial animated film is a disturbing turn for the nascent Tunisian democracy. On January 23, 2012, a Tunis cour…Continue Reading
Egypt: Exceptions to Ending Emergency Law Invite Abuse
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The Egyptian military’s announcement on January 24, 2012, that it will lift the state of emergency except in cases of “thuggery” is an invitation to continued abuse, Al…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Opposition Activists Arrested
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Kazakh national security agents in Almaty detained a leading opposition activist on January 23, 2012.
(Berlin) – Kazakh national security agents in Almaty detain…Continue Reading
Conclusiones descorazonadoras sobre la negación del aborto seguro a las mujeres
Por Esther Major, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre Centroamérica
La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) acaba de publicar los resultados de un exhaustivo estudio sobre el aborto inducido. Las conclusiones de dicho estudio confirm…Continue Reading
Plus de 160 000 personnes appellent le président Obama à fermer Guantánamo
Par Zeke Johnson, responsable de la campagne Pas de sécurité sans droits humains à Amnesty International-États-Unis
Tous les matins, je regarde par la fenêtre de mon salon pour voir le temps qu’il fait et contempler l’espace vide entre…Continue Reading