Kremlin rights council urges Khodorkovsky review
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s presidential human rights council on Wednesday recommended to investigators that jailed ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s second sentence, which will keep him in prison until 2016, be reviewed. The recommendation is the stron…Continue Reading
U.N. rights head: Bahrain failing to punish abuses
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nation’s top human rights official said on Wednesday Bahrain was failing to prosecute security forces who tortured people during anti-government protests in February and was still using excessive force against civilians. “W…Continue Reading
Rights body: $32 billion missing in Angola
Angola’s government must account for a staggering $32 billion missing from state coffers in a country where most suffer immense poverty despite the nation’s massive oil wealth, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Egypt: Prosecute Sexual Assaults on Protesters
There is an escalating pattern of physical attacks by Egyptian military and police officers against women and male protesters, journalists, and activists in Cairo, some of which are sexual in nature, Human Rights …Continue Reading
Burma: Ensure Aid Access in Kachin State
The Burmese government should make a long-term commitment with humanitarian agencies to provide relief to Burma’s war-torn Kachin state.
(New York) – The Burmese government should make a …Continue Reading
Libya: Ensure Gaddafi Son’s Access to Lawyer
Libyan authorities appear to be holding Saif al-Islam Gaddafi in good physical conditions but should allow him immediate access to a lawyer.
(Tripoli) – Libyan authorities appear…Continue Reading
Guinea: Intensify Attention to Human Rights Challenges
President Alpha Condé of Guinea should intensify efforts to confront chronic rule of law problems that sustained decades of abuse. Condé completes a year in office on December 21, 2011.
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Human rights museum opening delayed
Delays in opening the Canadian Museum for Human Rights are creating headaches in Winnipeg’s tourism sector, while Ottawa says it won’t give more money to the project.Continue Reading
Angola: Explain Missing Government Funds
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The government of Angola should promptly provide a full public accounting for US$32 billion in missing government funds thought to be linked to the state oil company. A December 2011 rep…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Verdict Fails Justice
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The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has failed to deliver justice by upholding a guilty verdict in a murder case tied to the 2010 ethnic violence that was marred by torture, violence, and threats. …Continue Reading
Bahrain: End Takeover of Lawyers’ Group
Bahraini authorities should immediately revoke an order canceling the results of the election for the Bahraini Lawyers’ Society’s governing board.
(New York) – Bahraini authori…Continue Reading
Václav Havel Used Words and Nonviolent Resistance to Inspire a Nation
As a playwright and president, dissident and human rights activist, political prisoner and elder statesman, Václav Havel was the soul of the former Czechoslovakia — and later the Czech Republic — for over three decades.Continue Reading
European court blames Russia in 2002 theater siege
The European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia on Tuesday to pay more than euro1 million ($1.3 million) to dozens of plaintiffs over the country’s bungled efforts to end a Moscow theater siege in 2002.Continue Reading
Prudential named a best place to work by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
Prudential Financial, Inc. has once again been named a best place to work for its programs and practices that support the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgContinue Reading
Iran/Turkey: Recent Attacks on Civilians in Iraqi Kurdistan
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Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistankilled more than a dozen civilians and displaced thousands between mid-July and November 2011, including in areas that did …Continue Reading