U.N. human rights inquiry demands access to Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N.-backed rights commission urged Syria to let it into the country to investigate reports of killings and torture, including of children, during six months of protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.Continue Reading
Right Livelihood Award: Standing up for Victims of Chad’s Ex-Dictator
The decision to give the Right Livelihood Award to Jacqueline Moudeïna, the lawyer for the victims of the exiled former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, highlights the victims’ 20-year que…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Free Religious Activists Immediately
Vietnamese authorities should immediately end their crackdown on religious activists and free 15 people detained for expressing their beliefs.
(New York) – Vietnamese authorities should imm…Continue Reading
UN rights office raises Bahrain trial ‘irregularities’
The UN human rights office on Friday raised concerns about heavy sentences handed down by a Bahraini court on over 50 protesters in the country, noting that there were “serious due process irregularities.”Continue Reading
Bolivia: Investigate Crackdown on Protesters
Bolivian authorities should ensure a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation of alleged abuses on September 25, 2011, by police against indigenous protesters outside of Yucumo, in Beni Department.
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Canada lashes Sri Lanka, summit showdown looms
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada publicly criticized Sri Lanka over its human rights record for the first time on Thursday, setting the scene for a confrontation at a major international summit next month.Continue Reading
South Africa: Issue Visa to Dalai Lama
The South African government’s reluctance to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama, Tibetans’ spiritual leader, has no objective basis and appears to be based on no more than fear of Chinese government displeasure, H…Continue Reading
UN expert says Cambodia rights progress a ‘mixed bag’
Despite significant human rights progress in Cambodia, freedom of expression has worsened, a UN expert told AFP, describing the situation as “a mixed bag”.Continue Reading
Human rights groups seek charges against former U.S. president George W. Bush
VANCOUVER – Human rights groups on both sides of the border hope Canadian law will snare a former U.S. president for allegedly authorizing torture against detainees.Continue Reading
Unlocking the truth about Lithuania’s secret prisons
By Danny Vannucchi and May Carolan, with Amnesty International’s team in Vilnius
We arrived in Vilnius on Tuesday to launch a new report on secret prisons in Lithuania.
We had been preparing for this launch for many months. Since March we have been a…Continue Reading
Nobel Peace Prize for Arab Spring?
The Arab Spring is the focus of speculation over this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, with an Afghan human rights activist and the European Union as possible outsiders.Continue Reading
Nobel Peace Prize for Arab Spring?
The Arab Spring is the focus of speculation over this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, with an Afghan human rights activist and the European Union as possible outsiders.Continue Reading
شهادات من البحرين: اعتُقلت بسبب معالجتها الجرحى
تمت كتابة هذه المدونة قبل الحكم على كاتبها و 19 من العاملين في المجال الصحي بالحبس من قبل محكمة بداية السلامة الوطنية البحرينية في 29 سبتمبر…Continue Reading
UN expert says Cambodia rights progress a ‘mixed bag’
Despite significant human rights progress in Cambodia, freedom of expression has worsened, a UN expert told AFP, describing the situation as “a mixed bag”.Continue Reading
Lithuania: Rights group calls for new CIA probe
A human rights group called on Lithuania on Thursday to reopen its investigation into CIA prisons and the alleged torturing of terrorist suspects based on what they said was new evidence of a rendition flight to the Baltic state.Continue Reading