Life sentence for Argentine "Blond Angel of Death"
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Alfredo Astiz, Argentina’s infamous “Blond Angel of Death,” and 11 other death squad members from the 1970s were jailed for life on Wednesday in one of the country’s biggest human rights cases.Continue Reading
Indonesia: Repeal New Intelligence Law
Indonesia’s recently enacted intelligence law could be used to impose repressive practices reminiscent of the Suharto era.
(New York) – Indonesia’s recently enacted intelligenc…Continue Reading
U.S. urges Bahrain to follow through on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States pressed Bahrain on Wednesday to make good on its pledges to address any human rights violations committed during a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests earlier this year.Continue Reading
Warning over UK human rights debate
The UK’s negative media coverage of human rights issues sparked by scepticism from the Tory right risks damaging human rights compliance in countries such as Russia and Turkey, the head of the Council …Continue Reading
Gillard raises human rights concerns with Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa that Australia wants to see his country deal with the alleged human rights abuses committed during the civil war.Continue Reading
Egypt: Draft ‘Political Corruption’ Law Invites Abuse
Cabinet proposals to amend and implement Egypt’s 1952 “Law on Political Treachery” have negative implications for the country’s political freedoms and upcoming election. In a televised inte…Continue Reading
Joint Statement to Northern Cyprus Regarding Arrests Under Article 171
On 14, 15 and 16 October 2011 two groups of men were arrested in the Northern Cyprus under Article 171 of the 1929 Criminal Code, which criminalizes male homosexuality. Article 171, brought in under British coloni…Continue Reading
Human rights, economy focus of Commonwealth summit
Human rights, food security and economic growth will head up the agenda at a major meeting of Commonwealth nation leaders in Australia.Continue Reading
Derechos, no penalización, para niñas y mujeres, dice el experto de la ONU en salud
Por Stephanie Schlitt, investigadora y asesora de políticas en materia de género de Amnistía Internacional.
Hoy, en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el experto de la ONU en el derecho a la salud, Anand Grover, presentará un informe inn…Continue Reading
Human rights movement like communism, says former IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The nation’s former top cop has likened the rise of the human rights movement in Malaysia to communism, and said this would lead to the questioning of “accepted truths” like the social contract.Continue Reading
Commonwealth seeks to avoid slide into irrelevance
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a summit this week as the 54 member nations try to make more of a mark in world affairs.Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Human rights to test Commonwealth leaders
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – A proposal to appoint a Commonwealth human rights commissioner to steer a more proactive rights agenda looks set to test a leaders’ summit this week, with host Australia backing the plan but India and South Africa reported …Continue Reading
Arab League: Deploy Civilian Monitors in Syria
The League of Arab States should demand that Syria’s government allow independent, on-the-ground, civilian monitors to observe the behavior of the security services, Human Rights Watch said today. Such monitorin…Continue Reading