LAW REPLACING ISA MUST NOT INFRINGE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS – KHAIRY
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 (Bernama) — The proposed new law to replace theInternal Security Act (ISA) must not infringe basic human rights, said UmnoYouth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.He said if basic human rights like access to a lawyer and to be tried in anop…Continue Reading
Testimonies from Bahrain: An activist’s detention ordeal
I am a Bahraini activist, involved in the Bahrain Revolution that started on 14 February.
When the army demolished the Pearl Roundabout and began arresting people, I was terrified. I knew that I hadn’t done anything wrong – but they were crazy….Continue Reading
Chinese scholars call for setting up independent human rights commission
Beijing, Sept 22 (ANI): Chinese scholars have proposed setting up an independent human rights commission for the country in line with internationally recognized standards.Continue Reading
UN Human Rights Council: Build on Recent Successes
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The UN Human Rights Council should build on successes of the past year by continuing to improve its response to human rights violations around the world, Human Rights Watch said in a rep…Continue Reading
UAE: Free Activists Before Elections
Emirati authorities should immediately drop all charges against five activists imprisoned after calling for greater political rights and freedoms and free them ahead of national elections on September 24, 2011. Am…Continue Reading
Singapore: Adopt UN Rights Recommendations
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Singapore should accept recommendations from other states on crucial civil and political rights issues given during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process at the United Nations Huma…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Violence in Courtroom
The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately condemn courtroom attacks on lawyers and their ethnic Uzbek defendants on trial in connection with the country’s 2010 ethnic violence.
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Sudan: Political Repression Intensifies
Sudanese authorities should end their clampdown on opposition party members and critics of the government. In the past three weeks alone, government forces have arrested more than 100 real or perceived opponents o…Continue Reading
UN: Expose Iran’s Appalling Rights Record
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Member states of the United Nations should use President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s appearance before the UN General Assembly to highlight the Iranian government’s gross and systematic hu…Continue Reading
Thailand: Southern Insurgents Bomb Nightspots
Alleged insurgents were responsible for detonating three bombs at a nighttime entertainment area in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province that killed five civilians and wounded 118.
Côte d’Ivoire: Second Deadly Attack Near Liberian Border
Armed men who supported former Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo waged the second deadly attack in two months near the Liberian border, killing at least 23 men, women, and children in small villages. …Continue Reading
Rights group says EU border enforcement agency exposing migrants to abuse in Greek detention
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s border control agency is knowingly exposing migrants to inhuman and degrading conditions by transporting them to unacceptable detention centres in Greece, an international human rights agency said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Rights group: EU agency exposing migrants to abuse
The European Union’s border control agency is knowingly exposing migrants to inhuman and degrading conditions by transporting them to unacceptable detention centers in Greece, an international human rights agency said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Indonesia to deport human rights researcher
Indonesian officials are planning to deport an Australian human rights researcher who has been detained on Madura island, north of Java.Continue Reading
Human rights groups urge China to stop Pak convict’s execution
Islamabad, Sept 21(ANI): Human rights groups have called on China to stop the execution of Pakistani national Zahid Husain Shah, who has been convicted of drug smuggling, and also urged Islamabad to come forward and save his life.Continue Reading