Human rights lawyer Moon sets S.Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Human rights lawyer Moon sets South Korean presidential bid
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who was once imprisoned by South Korea's former military dictator, Park Chung-hee, said on Sunday he would seek the centre-left's nomination to run for president, likely setting up a contest with the daughter of the man …Continue Reading
Pak human rights activists condemn threat to Asma Jahangir's life
Islamabad, June 16 (ANI): Human rights groups in Pakistan have condemned reported life threats to internationally acclaimed rights campaigner Asma Jahangir, according to a report.Continue Reading
US: New Deportation Policy Recognizes Ties to US
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The Obama administration’s decision to end the deportation of certain young unauthorized immigrants recognizes the special consideration due immigrants who have lived in the United Sta…Continue Reading
Provincial plaque commemorates 50th anniversary of the Human Rights Code
TORONTO , June 15, 2012 /CNW/ – Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Ontario Human Rights Commission unveiled a provincial plaque to commemorate the Ontario Human Rights Code.The plaque reads as follows:Ontario …Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: DC Meeting Set as Corruption Details Emerge
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The president of Equatorial Guinea should take concrete steps to respect human rights, address corruption, and improve transparency. On June 15, Global Witness, Human Rights Watch, Open …Continue Reading
Bahrain: Court Upholds Convictions of Medics
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A Bahrain court of appeal on June 14, 2012, upheld the convictions of nine doctors and medical personnel for transparently political offenses such as “inciting and participating in an …Continue Reading
The football player who wouldn’t play ball with Israeli injustice
Amnesty International delegates met family of Palestinian on hunger strike against his detention without trial in Israel
When we arrived in Gaza on 13 June, Mahmoud al-Sarsak had been on hunger strike for more than 91 days. Soon after our …Continue Reading
Iran, Saudi Arabia – and the unfair trials for ‘drugs offenders’
By Ann Harrison, Deputy Director of Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme
I must admit that I had to blink and look away for a moment when I saw the Iranian news agency headline: ‘Execution of Iranian citizens in Saudi Ar…Continue Reading
Syria: Sexual Assault in Detention
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Syrian government forces have used sexual violence to torture men, women, and boys detained during the current conflict. Witnesses and victims also told Human Rights Watch that soldiers …Continue Reading
Amnesty finds evidence of state-sponsored abuse in Syria
London, June 15 (IANS/AKI) Human rights group Amnesty International has said it has collected evidence of state-sponsored rights abuses in Syria.Continue Reading
Handcuffed inmate lodges human rights complaint
A prisoner who claimed to have had poor mental health care in an Adelaide jail has lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission.Continue Reading
Russia: Five Journalists Detained
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The arbitrary detention on June 13, 2012, of five journalists who engaged in peaceful, individual pickets in support of a threatened colleague is a chilling demonstration of how repressi…Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Reverse Suspension of Political Party
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The Afghan government should immediately reverse its suspension of the Solidarity Party of Afghanistan for organizing a protest calling for accountability for war crimes.
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Azerbaijan: Retribution Against Photographer
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A photographer and social media activist who photographed and exposed police violence as Azerbaijan prepared for the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2012 was detained and is facing spurio…Continue Reading