Suspect dies in custody in Palestinian jail
A Palestinian human rights group is demanding an inquiry into the death of a Gaza man in Hamas police custody.Continue Reading
Observations and Recommendations on the International Criminal Court and the African Union
I. Introduction
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Trade trumps human rights as Chinese premier visits
Whitehall officials are firmly focused on improving Britain’s trade links with China as Wen Jiabao visits London – to the frustration of human rights campaigners.Continue Reading
China’s Wen visits Britain amid release of rights activist
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao toured Britain on Sunday and sought to strengthen trade links, as Bejing freed dissident activist Hu Jia in a move seen as defusing tensions over human rights.Continue Reading
China’s Wen visits Britain amid release of activist
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao toured Britain on Sunday and sought to strengthen trade links, as Bejing freed dissident activist Hu Jia in a move seen as defusing tensions over human rights.Continue Reading
China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China’s most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home Sunday after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.Continue Reading
U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.Continue Reading
U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.Continue Reading
Gay Marriage: The Issue Is Respect
Earlier this year, a student in a human rights seminar I was teaching declared her conviction that gay parents damage their children by virtue of being gay. I explained as gently as I could why this is a discrimin…Continue Reading
Gay Marriage: The Issue Is Respect
Earlier this year, a student in a human rights seminar I was teaching declared her conviction that gay parents damage their children by virtue of being gay. I explained as gently as I could why this is a discrimin…Continue Reading
Yemen: Probe Deadly Attack on Marchers
(New York) – Yemeni authorities should immediately conduct an impartial investigation into a deadly attack by soldiers on a peaceful funeral march on June 24, 2011, and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China’s most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home Sunday after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.Continue Reading
Usmanov case represents critical moment for Tajikistan
GUEST BLOG: by a journalist who has just come back from Tajikistan.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of Amnesty International.
On Monday 13th June the BBC reporter, Urunboy Usmanov, left his office in Khujand, northern Tajikistan, as usu…Continue Reading
China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China’s most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home Sunday after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.Continue Reading