CUSIB Applauds Plea From Human Rights Campaigner Annette Lantos to Save Voice of America Broadcasts to China, Tibet …
NEW YORK, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In a letter addressed to presidentially-appointed members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. international broadcasts, …Continue Reading
Justice at a crossroads: Open letter to Suriname’s Judiciary
By Javier Zúñiga, Special Advisor to Amnesty International
Following the adoption by the Surinamese National Assembly of an amendment to the 1992 amnesty law, Amnesty International wishes to remind the judiciary of Suriname of its obligation to uphol…Continue Reading
Témoignages de Bahreïn : les souvenirs de l’épouse d’un militant incarcéré
Khadija al Mousawi et son mari Abdulhadi al Khawaja, actuellement en détention © DR
Par Khadija al Mousawi, épouse d’Abdulhadi al Khawaja, défenseur des droits humains actuellement en détention.
Ce billet a été publié pour la premiè…Continue Reading
Uzbekistan: Activist Free but Crackdown Widening
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Uzbek authorities released the rights defender Alisher Karamatov from prison on April 12, 2012, after he served almost two thirds of a 9-year prison sentence. Karamatov, an active member…Continue Reading
Miriam Holds Summer Courses On Gender, Human Rights, Migration
MANILA, Philippines – The Miriam College Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) will hold its annual summer courses on gender, human rights, and migration.Continue Reading
France: Move Quickly on Equatorial Guinea Warrant
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The French Ministry of Justice should move swiftly to issue an international arrest warrant for the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea. On April 11, 2012, judici…Continue Reading
US: Momentum Against the Death Penalty
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Connecticut is poised to become the fifth US state in five years to abolish capital punishment, a clear sign that the momentum against the death penalty is gaining force.
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German man loses incest case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against German man who had an incestuous relationship with his sister.Continue Reading
Human rights body warning over Bahrain
Human Rights Watch has warned Formula 1 that by holding next week's Bahrain Grand Prix, it will be endorsing the kingdom's regime.Continue Reading
Human rights body warning over Bahrain
Human Rights Watch has warned Formula 1 that by holding next week's Bahrain Grand Prix, it will be endorsing the kingdom's regime despite claims that sport and politics don't mix.Continue Reading
Human rights activists beaten up in Kolkata
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Several people were injured and many arrested after a procession led by a human rights organisation in protest against the eviction of slum dwellers in east Kolkata's Nonadanga area were allegedly attacked by miscreants lin…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Parliament Approves Migrant Workers Convention
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Indonesia’s ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention will bring new protections for millions of Indonesian migrant workers, Migrant Care and Human Rights Watch said today. Th…Continue Reading
Le souvenir des crimes de guerre commis en Bosnie devrait hanter l’Europe
Steve Crawshaw, directeur du Bureau du secrétaire général d’Amnesty International.
Voilà vingt ans, le 6 avril 1992, des hommes armés ouvraient le feu sur une manifestation pacifique à Sarajevo. Cinq personnes sont mortes ce jour-là. Un…Continue Reading
Tunisia: Review Legal Framework for Protests
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The interior minister’s decision to reauthorize peaceful demonstrations along the capital’s main thoroughfare is a positive move but is not sufficient to protect the right to assembl…Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Investigate Killing of Labor Activist
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The Bangladesh authorities should immediately and impartially investigate the killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam .
(New York) – Th…Continue Reading