CHINA DRAFTING NEW HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION PLAN
BEIJING, July 13 (Bernama) — China is drafting a new human rights actionplan for the next four years, aimed at improving the country”s human rightsrecord, a senior official with the State Council Information office said.The National Human Rights Acti…Continue Reading
China admits "long way to go" for citizens to enjoy human rights
BEIJING (Reuters) – China still has “a long way to go” before its citizens can enjoy full human rights, a senior Chinese official said in a rare admission of the challenges ahead, pointing to social conflict and even rising house prices as stumbling bl…Continue Reading
Arms transfers: States love secrets, but we want the facts
By Alaphia Zoyab, an Online Communications Officer from Amnesty’s International Secretariat.
All governments say they want to stop the flow of illicit arms, but listening to many of them at the UN today, it became clear that not many are willing to…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch: Libyan rebels loot clinics, homes and shops in seized western towns
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan rebel forces seeking to oust Moammar Gadhafi have looted shops, homes and medical facilities in some of the towns they seized in the country’s western mountains, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Raja Aziz Addruse, human rights fighter, laid to rest
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Prominent lawyer who championed human rights and a cleaner government, Raja Aziz Addruse, 74, was buried at the Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery here shortly before noon today in a simple ceremony attended by his family and a few c…Continue Reading
Rights group: Myanmar uses ‘convict slave labor’
A leading international human rights group criticized Myanmar’s army Wednesday for forcing prison inmates onto the front lines of the country’s conflict with ethnic militias, using some as human shields and executing others who tried to escape.Continue Reading
Libya: Opposition Forces Should Protect Civilians and Hospitals
Rebel forces in Libya should protect civilians and civilian property in areas they control. The rebel forces should hold accountable anyone from their ranks responsible for looting, arson, and abuse of civilians i…Continue Reading
Libya: Opposition Forces Should Protect Civilians and Hospitals
Rebel forces in Libya should protect civilians and civilian property in areas they control. The rebel forces should hold accountable anyone from their ranks responsible for looting, arson, and abuse of civilians i…Continue Reading
Israel: Anti-Boycott Bill Stifles Expression
(Jerusalem, July 13, 2011) – The Israeli parliament has violated the right to freedom of expression by approving a law that penalizes individuals and organizations that call for boycotting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Human Rights Watch said t…Continue Reading
Dead Men Walking
Convict Porters on the Front Lines in Eastern Burma
This 70-page report details abuses against convict porters including summary executions, torture, and the use of the convicts as “human shiel…Continue Reading
Burma: War Crimes Against Convict Porters
(Bangkok) – The Burmese army’s abusive treatment of convicts who are forced to serve as porters under dangerous front-line conditions constitutes war crimes, Human Rights Watch and the Karen Human Rights Group said in a joint report released today.
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Rights group accuses Libyan rebels of abuse
Libyan rebel forces have been responsible for looting, arson and the abuse of civilians in their push toward Tripoli, Human Rights Watch alleged on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch calls for Obama to prosecute Bush
Human Rights Watch is pressuring President Barack Obama to investigate and criminally prosecute former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney.Continue Reading
Getting Away with Torture
The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees
This 107-page report presents substantial information warranting criminal investigations of Bush and senior administration officials, includi…Continue Reading
Christiana Care Health System Highlighted in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index 2011
Contact: Bill Schmitt, +1-302-327-3318, wschmitt@christianacare.orgContinue Reading