Bahrain: Police Attack Peaceful Protest
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Bahraini authorities should immediately end the use of security forces to unlawfully attack peaceful protesters. Riot police used teargas and sound bombs to disperse a demonstration on J…Continue Reading
Bulgaria: Denounce Call to Stone Gays
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The Bulgarian justice minister should publicly denounce a cleric’s calls for violence against people who participate in the LGBT Pride Parade in Sofia on June 30, 2012. In previous yea…Continue Reading
Senate panel approves "Magnitsky" sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would penalize Russian officials for human rights abuses, a measure with broad support in Congress that Russia protests would be an unwarranted intrusion into its in…Continue Reading
Senate panel OKs bill on Russian human rights
A Senate panel moved ahead Tuesday on legislation that would impose tough sanctions on Russian human rights violators, a bill certain to be linked to congressional efforts to lift Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Russia.Continue Reading
Human rights museum reviewing security after break-in
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is reviewing its security procedures after the downtown Winnipeg site was broken into early this morning.Continue Reading
Sudan: Violent Crackdown on Protesters
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Sudan security forces have arrested scores of protesters, opposition members, and journalists, beat people in detention, and used rubber bullets and even live ammunition to break up prot…Continue Reading
EU ADOPTS STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
SINGAPORE, June 26 (Bernama) — The Foreign Affairs Council of the EuropeanUnion (EU) today adopted the Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracywith an Action Plan for putting it into practice. This is the first time that the EU has had a unif…Continue Reading
China has forced refugees back to Myanmar conflict zone: group
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have forced back into Myanmar some ethnic Kachin refugees who have fled across the border to escape civil war, and China is denying basic care to many who remain, a human rights group said on Tuesday. Myanmar'…Continue Reading
The challenges facing Egypt’s new President
By Said Haddadi, Amnesty International’s Egypt researcher
The long-awaited result of Egyptian presidential elections that saw Mohamed Morsi pronounced victorious was received by many Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square with cheers of joy almo…Continue Reading
UN's Syria human rights investigator enters country
The UN expert tasked with investigating human rights abuses in Syria has finally managed to enter the country, the UN said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
UN's Syria human rights investigator enters country
The UN expert tasked with investigating human rights abuses in Syria has finally managed to enter the country, the UN said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Ukraine: Investigate Brutal Attack on Gay Activist
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Ukrainian authorities should immediately conduct a thorough investigation into a vicious attack on a leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights activist.
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Azerbaijan: Council of Europe Should Speak Up
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The Azerbaijani government released nine prisoners who had been convicted on politically motivated charges on June 22, 2012, four days before a Council of Europe body is scheduled to dis…Continue Reading
China/Burma: Kachin Refugees Lack Aid, Face Abuses
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Several thousand ethnic Kachin refugees from Burmaare isolated in Yunnan, China, where they are at risk of return to a conflict zone and lack needed humanitarian aid.
Paraguay: Short Shrift for Due Process in Impeachment
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The impeachment process that led to the removal from office of President Fernando Lugo of Paraguay on June 22, 2012 showed a lack of respect for due process.
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