US welcomes Mali transition government
The United States Thursday welcomed the new transition government in Mali while expressing concerns over violence and human rights abuses in the north seized by Tuareg and Islamist rebels.Continue Reading
US presses Sri Lanka over human rights
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Friday urged Sri Lanka to build a "democratic nation" with full respect for human rights as it emerges from decades of ethnic war.Continue Reading
DR Congo: Arrest Bosco Ntaganda for ICC Trial
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President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately order the arrest of Gen. Bosco Ntaganda and promptly transfer him to The Hague for a fair trial. Ntaganda i…Continue Reading
Hunger strike won't deter Robichaud from summit
The New Brunswick government will attend a Francophonie summit in Africa this fall despite the pleas of a Fredericton human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike for 40 days.Continue Reading
CUSIB Applauds Plea From Human Rights Campaigner Annette Lantos to Save Voice of America Broadcasts to China, Tibet …
NEW YORK, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In a letter addressed to presidentially-appointed members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. international broadcasts, …Continue Reading
Justice at a crossroads: Open letter to Suriname’s Judiciary
By Javier Zúñiga, Special Advisor to Amnesty International
Following the adoption by the Surinamese National Assembly of an amendment to the 1992 amnesty law, Amnesty International wishes to remind the judiciary of Suriname of its obligation to uphol…Continue Reading
Témoignages de Bahreïn : les souvenirs de l’épouse d’un militant incarcéré
Khadija al Mousawi et son mari Abdulhadi al Khawaja, actuellement en détention © DR
Par Khadija al Mousawi, épouse d’Abdulhadi al Khawaja, défenseur des droits humains actuellement en détention.
Ce billet a été publié pour la premiè…Continue Reading
Uzbekistan: Activist Free but Crackdown Widening
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Uzbek authorities released the rights defender Alisher Karamatov from prison on April 12, 2012, after he served almost two thirds of a 9-year prison sentence. Karamatov, an active member…Continue Reading
Miriam Holds Summer Courses On Gender, Human Rights, Migration
MANILA, Philippines – The Miriam College Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) will hold its annual summer courses on gender, human rights, and migration.Continue Reading
France: Move Quickly on Equatorial Guinea Warrant
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The French Ministry of Justice should move swiftly to issue an international arrest warrant for the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea. On April 11, 2012, judici…Continue Reading
US: Momentum Against the Death Penalty
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Connecticut is poised to become the fifth US state in five years to abolish capital punishment, a clear sign that the momentum against the death penalty is gaining force.
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German man loses incest case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against German man who had an incestuous relationship with his sister.Continue Reading
Human rights body warning over Bahrain
Human Rights Watch has warned Formula 1 that by holding next week's Bahrain Grand Prix, it will be endorsing the kingdom's regime.Continue Reading
Human rights body warning over Bahrain
Human Rights Watch has warned Formula 1 that by holding next week's Bahrain Grand Prix, it will be endorsing the kingdom's regime despite claims that sport and politics don't mix.Continue Reading
Human rights activists beaten up in Kolkata
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Several people were injured and many arrested after a procession led by a human rights organisation in protest against the eviction of slum dwellers in east Kolkata's Nonadanga area were allegedly attacked by miscreants lin…Continue Reading