UN envoy calls on Myanmar to release prisoners
The U.N. human rights envoy to Myanmar said Thursday at the end of his visit to the country its new government should release all political prisoners.Continue Reading
Nigeria: War on Corruption Hangs in the Balance
The new administration of President Goodluck Jonathan should fix Nigeria’s key anti-corruption agency and refrain from political interference in its work. Endemic government corruption has undermined the basic r…Continue Reading
India: Investigate Unmarked Graves in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian authorities should immediately open an independent, transparent, and credible investigation into the unmarked graves discovered in Jammu and Kashmir state.
(New Delhi) – Indian autho…Continue Reading
Syria’s Human Rights Crisis: Myths and Realities
Syria’s authorities have promised and, in certain areas, enacted a number of reforms since anti-government protests erupted in mid-March. However, the ongoing repression on the ground has completely undermined t…Continue Reading
Libya: Ensure Transition Respects Human Rights
The National Transitional Council (NTC) should take urgent steps to secure a political transition in Libya that respects its human rights obligations and lays the foundation for a new government based on the rule …Continue Reading
Egypt rights groups complain of official ‘crackdown’
Egypt’s leading human rights groups said on Wednesday they will complain to the United Nations that the ruling military and cabinet are cracking down on civil society groups.Continue Reading
Human Rights Group Examines Potential Civil Rights Violations in the Trial of Yulia Tymoshenko, Reported By BYuT …
The Danish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights criticizes the motives and legality of the current investigations and trials of Yulia Tymoshenko in their report “Legal Monitoring in Ukraine 2”.(PRWEB) August 24, 2011 The Danish Helsinki Committee for Hu…Continue Reading
Bangladesh urged to stop extrajudicial killings
An international human rights group on Wednesday accused law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh of routinely torturing suspects and carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial killings.Continue Reading
Nepal: Separate and Unequal Education
Children with disabilities in Nepal face diverse and imposing barriers to getting a basic education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Schools are physically inaccessible, teachers are inadequate…Continue Reading
Amnesty urges Bangladesh to stop unlawful killings
DHAKA (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International accused Bangladesh of unlawful killings by its special police force, urging the government to keep its promise of ending illegal executions.Continue Reading
Amnesty urges Bangladesh to stop unlawful killings
DHAKA (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International accused Bangladesh of unlawful killings by its special police force, urging the government to keep its promise of ending illegal executions.Continue Reading
Syria: UN Team Should Insist on Protection of Protesters
The UN humanitarian assessment mission in Syria should demand guarantees from the government that security forces will fully respect the right to peaceful assembly in areas the UN team visits.
UN Rights Body’s Actions Against Syria Seem Pretty Toothless
On Tuesday, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted 33-4 to condemn Syria’s deadly crackdown on protesters and launch an investigation into atrocities allegedly committed by Syrian security forces, with Russia and China voting against the resolution and t…Continue Reading
Syria: UN Wants Human Rights Abuses Probe
The United Nations has ordered an investigation into possible crimes against humanity in Syria and demanded an immediate end to the regime’s violent crackdown.Continue Reading
Rwanda: Stop Intimidating Regional Human Rights Group
The Rwandan authorities should immediately stop intimidating human rights defenders and allow them to work freely.
(New York) – The Rwandan authorities should immediately stop intimidating…Continue Reading