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
Senegal: Chad asks for the extradition of Hissène Habré to Belgium
(Brussels) – The Senegalese government should honor Chad’s request to send former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium for prosecution for crimes against humanity during his rule from 1982 to 1990, a coalition of Chadian victims’ and African and…Continue Reading
Delegates Agree to Establish Fairer Electoral Constituencies, Adherence to International Human Rights Conventions in …
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Rights groups slam abuses in Gambia
Human rights groups have denounced a climate of fear in Gambia claiming disappearances, killings and torture go unpunished, as President Yayha Jammeh marks 17 years in power on Friday.Continue Reading
Ecuador: A Blow to Free Speech
The conviction of President Rafael Correa’s critics for criminal defamation violates Ecuador’s international human rights obligations and should be overturned on appeal. Ecuador should abolish the defamation p…Continue Reading
Ivory Coast president announces human rights investigation over postelection violence
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast’s president is setting up an independent commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during Ivory Coast’s postelection crisis earlier this year.Continue Reading
Ivory Coast announces human rights investigation
Ivory Coast’s president is setting up an independent commission to investigate human rights abuses committed during Ivory Coast’s postelection crisis earlier this year.Continue Reading
Activists in 22 cities raise the alarm on Gambia’s human rights
On Friday 22 July, thousands of activists from 14 different countries worldwide will come together to raise awareness of the human rights abuses occurring in Gambia, in a Global Day of Action.
The global demonstrations coincide with a national holiday …Continue Reading
Skynet law changes still violate human rights
The Government today released details on how its controversial “Skynet” file sharing law will be implemented but failed to make changes necessary to protect human rights, the Green Party says.Continue Reading
Skynet law changes still violate human rights
The Government today released details on how its controversial “Skynet” file sharing law will be implemented but failed to make changes necessary to protect human rights, the Green Party says.Continue Reading
Foundation for the Deaf ACC submission accepted by Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission has accepted The National Foundation for the Deaf combined cases submission that the ACC 6 percent injury threshold and age deduction scale are discriminatory on the grounds of age and disability.Continue Reading
Foundation for the Deaf ACC submission accepted by Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission has accepted The National Foundation for the Deaf combined cases submission that the ACC 6 percent injury threshold and age deduction scale are discriminatory on the grounds of age and disability.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Free ‘PSM 6’ Opposition Leaders
The Malaysian government should immediately release six leaders of the opposition political party Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) who are being held without charge under Malaysia’s draconian preventive detention l…Continue Reading
US: Remove ‘Global Gag Rule’ From House Bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee should remove language that would reinstate the so-called “Global Gag Rule” from the draft Foreign Affairs Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012. The “Gag Rule” would …Continue Reading
US: Remove ‘Global Gag Rule’ From House Bill
The House Foreign Affairs Committee should remove language that would reinstate the so-called “Global Gag Rule” from the draft Foreign Affairs Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012. The “Gag Rule” would …Continue Reading