Vietnam: Free Seriously Ill Rights Advocates
The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing dissidents and ensure their proper medical treatment.
(New York) – The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing …Continue Reading
Australia: Ruling Upholds Refugees’ Rights
The Australian High Court ruled on August 31, 2011, that the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement is invalid and that any attempt to remove these asylum seekers to Malaysia would be unlawful. …Continue Reading
Libya Contact Group: Put Rights at Top of Agenda
Protection of civilians, accountability for grave human rights violations during Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule, and building the foundation of a rights-respecting Libyan state should be prominently on the agenda …Continue Reading
Poland: Reject Blanket Ban on Abortion
The Polish parliament should reject the proposed absolute ban on abortion that is up for a vote on August 31, 2011. The draft bill, “On the Protection of Human Life from the Moment of Conception,” would impose…Continue Reading
Cambodia: New Regulation Short-Changes Domestic Workers
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Cambodia’s revised regulation on labor migration, approved by Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 17, 2011, falls far short of minimum protections needed to safeguard migrant domestic wor…Continue Reading
Sudan: Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Hum…Continue Reading
Foreign banks ‘enabling’ Zimbabwe diamond violence: groups
Foreign banks with investments in Zimbabwe are enabling human rights abuses by failing to stop local partners from facilitating illegal sales of the country’s diamonds, rights groups said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Kenya: Q&A on Pre-Trial Hearing in First ICC Case
On September 1, 2011, a “confirmation of charges” hearing will begin before an ICC pre-trial chamber in The Hague. It will determine whether the first case in the Kenya situation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be sent to t…Continue Reading
Haiti: Earthquake Recovery Failing Women and Girls
Women and girls in Haiti are facing gaps in access to available healthcare services necessary to stop preventable maternal and infant deaths. Serious gaps in access to healthcare services are harming vulnerable wo…Continue Reading
Rights group says Libyan troops used human shields
Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, “disappearances” and other war crimes that …Continue Reading
Sólo quieren saber donde están
Por Javier Zúñiga, Asesor Especial de Amnistía Internacional
La última vez que Supaya Serrano Cruz vio a sus hermanas, Erlinda y Ernestina, las niñas tenían apenas 3 y 7 años respectivamente.
Las tres caminaban por un monte, escapando de un op…Continue Reading
Nicaragua: Mariposas de esperanza
Por Jeremy Bloom y Vittorio Infante, del equipo de América Central
¡Muchísimas gracias a todas las personas que habéis creado mariposas a través de Internet o en papel! Si todavía no lo has hecho, muestra tu apoyo. Puedes crear tu propia maripos…Continue Reading
Zimbabwe: Rampant Abuses in Marange Diamond Fields
(Johannesburg) – Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting, beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor, local unlicensed miners. …Continue Reading
China criticised for jailing monk
Human rights activists have criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight.Continue Reading
PHR: Libya troops held civilians as human shields
Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, “disappearances” and other war crimes that …Continue Reading