Russia: A Move to Investigate Police Abuses
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The creation of a special unit to investigate crimes by law enforcement officials is an important step toward ending impunity and eliminating torture by law enforcement and security agen…Continue Reading
Brazil: Supreme Court Abortion Ruling a Positive Step
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The ruling by Brazil’s highest court on April 12, 2012, expanding exceptions from criminal penalties for abortion is a positive step toward protecting women’s human rights.
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Britain mired in row over cleric's deportation
Britain voiced its frustration Thursday at the legal tangle in the European Court of Human Rights preventing London from deporting a radical cleric, as it hosted talks on taming the court's powers.Continue Reading
En images : «Nous vivons ici», déclarent des milliers de militants à travers l’Afrique
Par Bridget Burrows, chargée de campagne régionale sur les bidonvilles en Afrique au sein d’Amnesty International.
De N’Djamena à Harare, du Caire à Accra, de Port Harcourt à Nairobi, des habitants de quartiers informels et des personn…Continue Reading
Human rights change 'substantial'
Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has insisted that talks on the future of Europe's human rights court would lead to "substantial" reforms.Continue Reading
Alltopics.com Offers Latest News on Human Rights
Today Alltopics.com has added Human Rights to the topics of the website. Human Rights articles, all gathered from every source on the Web, are now widely accessible. Human-rights.alltopics.com is the number one news and information website that grabs t…Continue Reading
En imágenes: “Aquí vive gente”, dicen miles de activistas de todo África
Por Bridget Burrows, activista del Programa Regional sobre asentamientos precarios en África de Amnistía Internacional.
Desde Yamena hasta Harare, pasando por El Cairo, Accra, Port Harcourt y Nairobi, miles de habitantes de asentamientos precarios e …Continue Reading
May stands firm on Qatada deadline
Home Secretary Theresa May has insisted European human rights judges should throw out an appeal by radical cleric Abu Qatada against deportation.Continue Reading
Rights groups condemn attack on journalist in Azerbaijan
BAKU (Reuters) – Human rights groups on Thursday condemned the beating by police and security guards of an Azeri journalist who was filming house demolitions on the outskirts of the capital Baku. Idrak Abbasov, a reporter for the independent daily Zerk…Continue Reading
UK Wants Deal To Limit Human Rights Court Powers
Representatives from 47 countries are meeting to decide whether the European Court of Human Rights has too much power.Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Journalist Viciously Attacked by Police
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A prominent Azerbaijani journalist was viciously attacked by police and security guards on the outskirts of Baku on April 18, 2012, demonstrating the government’s ugly disregard for me…Continue Reading
UN finds human rights violations by Syria opposition
Moscow, April 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A UN commission has found serious human rights violations committed by Syria's opposition movement, a Russian minister has said.Continue Reading
Suriname: Revoke Amnesty Legislation
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Suriname should immediately revoke the amnesty law approved on April 5, 2012, by the National Assembly, and prosecute people accused of committing grave human rights violations, Human Ri…Continue Reading
US: Investigate Ethics in China Drug Study
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A study about heroin cravings partially funded by a US agency and conducted in two Chinese drug rehabilitation centers raises serious questions about research ethics, Human Rights Watch …Continue Reading
Rights Tribunal's Dismissal of First Nations Child Welfare Complaint Overturned
Canadian Human Rights Actapplies to services provided by the Government of Canada to First NationsOTTAWA , April 18, 2012 /CNW/ – The Canadian Human Rights Commission applauds the Federal Court's decision …Continue Reading