Burundi: Investigate Political Killings
Burundian authorities should investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the dozens of political killings in Burundi since late 2010
(London) – Burundian authorities should investigat…Continue Reading
Burundi: Investigate Political Killings
Burundian authorities should investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the dozens of political killings in Burundi since late 2010
(London) – Burundian authorities should investigat…Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Terrorism Law Undercuts Free Speech
The Ethiopian government should stop using a restrictive and vague counterterrorism law to repress free speech and due process rights.
(New York) – The Ethiopian government should stop using a r…Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Terrorism Law Undercuts Free Speech
The Ethiopian government should stop using a restrictive and vague counterterrorism law to repress free speech and due process rights.
(New York) – The Ethiopian government should stop using a r…Continue Reading
India: New Killings, Torture at Bangladeshi Border
The government of India should undertake a speedy, fair and transparent criminal investigation into fresh allegations of killings, torture and other abuses by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the border with Ban…Continue Reading
India: New Killings, Torture at Bangladeshi Border
The government of India should undertake a speedy, fair and transparent criminal investigation into fresh allegations of killings, torture and other abuses by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the border with Ban…Continue Reading
Uganda: Charge or Release Detained Journalist
The Ugandan government should immediately release or bring to court Augustine Okello, a journalist from Lira-based Radio Rhino, who was forcibly disappeared on July 12, 2011.
(Kampala) – The U…Continue Reading
Uganda: Charge or Release Detained Journalist
The Ugandan government should immediately release or bring to court Augustine Okello, a journalist from Lira-based Radio Rhino, who was forcibly disappeared on July 12, 2011.
(Kampala) – The Ug…Continue Reading
Zimbabwe militants disrupt human rights meeting
Militants violently disrupted a hearing by a parliamentary panel receiving submissions on proposed human rights laws for Zimbabwe’s new constitution, rights groups said Saturday.Continue Reading
Militants disrupt human rights meeting
Rights groups say militants violently disrupted a hearing by a parliamentary panel receiving submissions on human rights for possible inclusion in Zimbabwe’s new constitution.Continue Reading
Malawi: Promptly Investigate Killings of Peaceful Protesters
The government of Malawi should open a prompt, independent, and transparent investigation into the killings of several peaceful demonstrators. The deaths resulted from the security forces’ apparent excessive use…Continue Reading
Malawi: Promptly Investigate Killings of Peaceful Protesters
The government of Malawi should open a prompt, independent, and transparent investigation into the killings of several peaceful demonstrators. The deaths resulted from the security forces’ apparent excessive use…Continue Reading
Fellowship Application Checklist
Fellowship Application Checklist
Please include all of the following, by e-mail and as PDF files, under single cover (in one email) and preferably as one PDF file (or, at a minimum, as separate PDF files). Because of the volume of applications recei…Continue Reading
California: Review Conditions at Pelican Bay
The hunger strike underscores the importance and urgency of a careful and comprehensive review of policies and practices at the Pelican Bay State Prison Security Housing Unit.
Secretary Matthew …Continue Reading
Rape in war: No more excuses
Last month, the first woman ever was convicted of genocide. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda found Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, Rwanda’s former minister for family and women’s affairs, guilty of genocide, …Continue Reading