Taiwan president visits exhibition by ‘Absent’ rights activist Ai Weiwei
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou visited artist Ai Weiwei’s art exhibition in Taipei, Friday evening, to show support for freedom in artistic creation and human rights.Continue Reading
Mexican group asks ICC to probe president, officials
THE HAGUE/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican human rights activists want the International Criminal Court to investigate President Felipe Calderon, top officials and the country’s most-wanted drug trafficker, accusing them of allowing subordinates to kill…Continue Reading
Cluster Bombs: Nations Reject Weakening of Global Ban
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An attempt by the United States and others to weaken the comprehensive ban on cluster munitions has failed. The effort by the US and other users and stockpilers of cluster munitions to c…Continue Reading
U.S. defeated in bid on cluster bomb accord
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.S.-led push to regulate, rather than ban, cluster munitions failed Friday after 50 countries objected, following humanitarian campaigners’ claims that anything less than a outright ban would be an unprecedented reversal of human …Continue Reading
Yemen: Spate of Killings Defy UN Order
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Yemeni troops appear to have unlawfully killed as many as 35 civilians in the city of Taizz since a United Nations Security Council resolution demanded on October 21, 2011 that Yemen sto…Continue Reading
Mexican group asks ICC to probe president, officials
THE HAGUE/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican human rights activists want the International Criminal Court to investigate President Felipe Calderon, top officials and the country’s most-wanted drug trafficker, accusing them of allowing subordinates to kill…Continue Reading
Women’s fight for justice continues
By Azmina Dhrodia, Programme Assistant – Gender, Sexuality and Identity Programme
I received my first ‘A’ grade for an essay during my second-year university Global Politics class. I think the outrage my essay topic provoked in me might have…Continue Reading
¿El nacionalismo y la xenofobia ganan fuerza en Europa?
Por Anne Sophie Bonefeld, responsable de Comunicaciones de Amnistía Internacional
El próximo sábado, el secretario general de Amnistía Internacional, Salil Shetty, será uno de los oradores principales, junto con Aryeh Neier, presidente de las Fund…Continue Reading
UAE: Investigate Threats against ‘UAE 5’
Authorities have failed to investigate a campaign of death threats, slander and intimidation against five jailed Emirati activists, says an independent report released today. The report, written on behalf of the G…Continue Reading
Belarus jails rights activist for tax evasion
MINSK (Reuters) – A Belarussian court jailed leading human rights activist Ales Belyatsky for 4-1/2 years for tax evasion on Thursday, sparking an outcry in the European Union, particularly in neighboring EU countries which unwittingly aided his prosec…Continue Reading
Rights activist convicted and jailed in Belarus
Belarus’ leading human rights activist was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison on Thursday at a trial condemned by U.S. and European Union officials as politically motivated.Continue Reading
UN rights official urges Maldives to stop flogging
The U.N. human rights chief urged the Maldives on Thursday to end the “degrading” practice of flogging women found to have had sex outside marriage.Continue Reading
Is nationalism and xenophobia gaining influence in Europe?
By Anne Sophie Bonefeld, Head of Communication of Amnesty Denmark,
On Saturday, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, will be one of the key note speakers alongside Aryeh Neier who is the President of the Open Society Foundations…Continue Reading
Belarus: Conviction of Rights Defender a Blow for Rule of Law
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The conviction of the Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski on charges of tax evasion on November 24, 2011, and his prison sentence of 4 years and 6 months with confiscation o…Continue Reading
Morocco told to stop harassing vote boycott activists
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities should stop harassing people campaigning for a boycott of parliamentary elections this week, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The New-York based organization said Moroccan police had brought in more than 100 …Continue Reading