UN warns on weapons as Libya elects new PM
Libya’s new prime minister pledged his interim government would set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Moamer Kadhafi’s huge stockpile.Continue Reading
Usmonov fighting for press freedom in Tajikistan from behind bars
GUEST BLOG: By a friend and colleague of imprisoned BBC reporter Urunboy Usmonov
The BBC reporter in Tajikistan, Urunboy Usmonov, has turned down a government offer of freedom in exchange for accepting that he has links with a r…Continue Reading
China human rights activists beaten for trying to visit Chen Guangcheng
Liu Li knew he might not be able to get to see the blind barefoot lawyer Chen Guangcheng on Sunday. After all, Mr. Chen, a persistent thorn in the Chinese government’s side, has been under heavily guarded house arrest for more than a year. But Mr. Li…Continue Reading
UN warns on weapons as Libya elects new PM
Libya’s new prime minister pledged his interim government would set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Moamer Kadhafi’s huge stockpile.Continue Reading
Libya elects new PM, UN warns on weapons
Libya’s new prime minister pledged his interim government will set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Moamer Kadhafi’s huge stockpile.Continue Reading
Libya elects new PM, UN warns on weapons
Libya’s new prime minister pledged his interim government will set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Moamer Kadhafi’s huge stockpile.Continue Reading
Belarus: Drop Charges Against Activist
Belarusian authorities should dismiss criminal charges against a leading human rights defender, Ales Bialiatski, and release him immediately from custody.
(Moscow, November 1, 2011) – Belar…Continue Reading
Cambodia/ Malaysia: Domestic Workers Face Abuse
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The Cambodian and Malaysian governments’ failure to regulate recruiters and employers leaves Cambodian migrant domestic workers exposed to a wide range of abuses. Tens of thousands of …Continue Reading
‘Human rights a front to erode sanctity of Islam’
Academic Ridhuan Tee Abdullah has joined the bandwagon against human rights, declaring it to be a platform to undermine the sanctity of Islam.Continue Reading
مع تصويت التونسيين من أجل التغيير، ينبغي حماية حقوق الإنسان
بقلم دوناتيلا روفيرا، كبير مستشاري برنامج مواجهة الأزمات في منظمة العفو الدولية، من تونس.
ثمة قدر كبير من الإثارة والأمل والتوجس أيضاً هن…Continue Reading
Human Rights and the internet
By Widney Brown, Senior Director, International Law and Policy, Amnesty International
Technology companies have built their businesses squarely in the sphere of human rights. And their profits reflect the hunger people have for exercising these ri…Continue Reading
Human Rights Groups Rebuke Relativity Over Chinese Co-Production (Updated)
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Movie company’s China production sparks outcry
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – International advocacy group Human Rights Watch will ask Relativity Media to stop shooting its new Chinese co-production “21 and Over,” and will urge moviegoers to boycott the film should it be produced, the organization confir…Continue Reading
Human Rights Groups Rebuke Relativity Over Chinese Co-Production
Human rights groups are demanding that stop shooting its new Chinese co-production ” ,” and will urge moviegoers to boycott the film, TheWrap has learned.Continue Reading
Human Rights Group Rebukes Relativity Over Chinese Co-Production
Human Rights Watch is demanding that Relativity Media stop shooting its new Chinese co-production “21 and Over,” and will urge moviegoers to boycott the film, the organization told TheWrap on Sunday.Continue Reading