US: Suspend Military Aid to Yemen
(New York) – The United States should immediately suspend military assistance to Yemen until President Ali Abdullah Saleh ends attacks on largely peaceful anti-government protesters and prosecutes those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today.
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U.S. attacked by opponents at U.N. human rights body
The United States was attacked for its human rights record on Friday as opponents including Cuba and Iran slammed its failure to close Guantanamo Bay and its decision to maintain military trials for terror suspects.Continue Reading
Obama to visit human rights activist’s tomb
President Barack Obama will visit the tomb of slain Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero during his visit to El Salvador next week, a gesture that some say is U.S. recognition of the slain human rights activist’s cause.Continue Reading
Seductions of "Sequencing"
Introduction
I. Afghanistan
II. Burundi
III. Democratic Republic of the Congo
IV. Indonesia
Conclusion
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Vatican hails ‘historic’ ruling on crucifixes in schools
The Vatican on Friday welcomed as “historic” a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that said displaying crucifixes in schools in Italy did not breach the rights of non-Catholics.Continue Reading
US agrees to improve human rights record
The United States on Friday disavowed torture and pledged to treat terror suspects humanely, but set aside calls to drop the death penalty, as the United Nations carried out its first review of Washington’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Protest Leaders Arbitrarily Detained
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities should immediately release seven prominent opposition activists and a surgeon arrested on March 17, 2011, or charge them with a recognizable criminal offense and bring them immediately before an independent judicial auth…Continue Reading
Libyan families tell of unfolding nightmare
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International Crisis Researcher
Benghazi, Libya, 18 March 2011
Yesterday, I managed to speak by phone to a family that I met last week when I was in Ajdabya, a town about 160km west of Benghazi which has been pounded by…Continue Reading
European Court of Human Rights: Crucifixes are acceptable in public school classrooms
PARIS – The European Court of Human Rights ruled Friday that crucifixes are acceptable in Italian public school classrooms, in a decision that has implications in 47 countries.Continue Reading
European court: Crucifix acceptable in classrooms
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Friday that crucifixes are acceptable in Italian public school classrooms, in a decision that has implications in 47 countries.Continue Reading
US agrees to improve human rights record in first UN assessment
GENEVA – The United States says it will do more to respect human rights, as the U.N. adopted its first-ever report on how Washington can improve.Continue Reading
US agrees to improve human rights record
The United States says it will do more to respect human rights, as the U.N. adopted its first-ever report on how Washington can improve.Continue Reading
ICC: Ensure Next Prosecutor has the Vision and Capacity to Fulfill Court’s Mission
Dear Search Committee Members,
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ICC: Selection Criteria for the Next Prosecutor to Meet the Challenges Ahead
Dear Search Committee Members,
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US: Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review of the United States addressed a large number of important issues, such as the death penalty, mistreatment of migrants, racial disparities in education, access to health care, and accountability for torture.
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