At least 20 hurt as Syrian forces strafe Rastan
Syrian forces strafed the city of Rastan in central Homs province with machinegun fire from sunrise on Tuesday, wounding at least 20 people, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
Detained Canadian a ‘casualty of war on terror’
Human rights experts want to know why a mentally ill Canadian citizen sat in a secretive U.S. detention facility in Afghanistan for eight months without a consular visit, and more than 18 months behind bars in total.Continue Reading
Jordan: Domestic Worker Protections Ineffective
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Jordan needs to enforce the legal protections for migrant domestic workers it has put in place over the past three years, Human Rights Watch and the Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid said in …Continue Reading
Libya: Use Forensic Experts to Exhume Prison Grave
The mass grave reportedly found in Tripoli with the remains of an estimated 1,200 prisoners from the 1996 Abu Salim prison massacre should not be exhumed until a proper forensic team is in place.
UNESCO: Stop Discredited Prize
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UNESCO should reject a new bid to honor Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the president of Equatorial Guinea and now Africa's longest serving ruler, with a prize in his name. The prize …Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Women to Vote, Join Shura Council
King Abdullah’s announcement that women will be able to participate in municipal elections in 2015 and become members of the consultative Shura Council is a long overdue step toward greater participation of …Continue Reading
Egypt: Government Moves to Restrict Rights and Democracy Groups
Egypt’s state security prosecutor should immediately close “treason” investigations into Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) accused of receiving foreign funding.
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Bagram prison: The ‘other Guantanamo’
Human rights lawyers often refer to the U.S.-run detention facility in Afghanistan as “the other Guantanamo,” “Guantanamo’s evil twin” or “Obama’s Gitmo.” It is Bagram they are talking about.Continue Reading
End the death penalty in Belarus!
By Heather McGill, Amnesty International’ researcher on Belarus
I met with Colonel Oleg Alkaev in Berlin in October 2008. He had been the Director of remand prison (SIZO)6 No.1 in Minsk between 1996 and 2001. In this capacity he was in charge of a sh…Continue Reading
‘Human Rights’ allowing terror fanatic to stay in Britain
London, Sept 26 (ANI): A 28-year-old terror fanatic in Britain has been allowed to stay in the country after a judge barred his deportation on grounds of human rights.Continue Reading
Women in danger on Colombia’s front line
By Josefina Salomon, with Amnesty International’s team in Bogotá
Angélica is never alone. Everywhere she goes, she’s accompanied by two armed security guards in a bullet-proof car.
For Angélica, travelling alone is simply too dangerous.
She is…Continue Reading
Testimonies from Bahrain: My father, the activist
By Yara Ebrahim Al Sayed
It was the day after my last exam for the quarter. I was sat having coffee with a friend, telling her how excited I was to take a much needed break from all the stress I was under at the time.
Bahrain was experien…Continue Reading
Hungry for human rights
Despite warnings from doctors, a man began a hunger strike at City Hall yesterday to show his support for human-rights activists in the Middle East. Last year, Abdelmonaim Ibrahim went on a 16-day hunger strike in Lebanon. Yesterday, the Sudanese refug…Continue Reading
Chavez foe launches presidential bid in Venezuela
A Venezuelan opposition leader launched his presidential campaign Saturday, challenging President Hugo Chavez to accept him in the race after a human rights court overturned a ban on his candidacy.Continue Reading
Human rights group urges Ottawa to investigate Cheney over torture
TORONTO – A human rights group is urging the federal government to bring criminal charges against former U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney, accusing him of playing a role in the torture of detainees during the years of the Bush administration.Continue Reading