In pictures: People live here, say thousands of activists across Africa
By Bridget Burrows, Africa Regional Campaigner Slums, Amnesty International,
From N’Djamena to Harare, Cairo to Accra, Port Harcourt to Nairobi, thousands of residents of slums and informal settlements and people affected by forced evictions mobilize…Continue Reading
Human rights definition unclear
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to determine a definition of human rights despite it being enshrined in the Federal Constitution, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) chairman Tan Sri Hasmy Agam (pic) saidContinue Reading
Council of Europe: Shelve Risky Court Reforms
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Council of Europe member states should reject proposed UK changes to the European Court of Human Rights that could limit access to the court for those who most need it.
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Charles Taylor: Q&A on The Case of Prosecutor v. Charles Ghankay Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone
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The Special Court indicted Taylor on March 7, 2003 on 17 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international law for his role in supporting Sierr…Continue Reading
Hungary: Revoke Law Criminalizing Homeless
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The Hungarian government should revoke a new national law that makes it a crime to be homeless.
(Berlin) – The Hungarian government should revoke a new national …Continue Reading
‘We can run away from bombs, but we can’t run away from hunger’
By Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada and Khairunissa Dhala, Amnesty International’s South Sudan Researcher
Yida Refugee Camp, South Sudan – 16 April, 2012
For the past 10 months, some 20,000 refugees from Sudan’s con…Continue Reading
UN rights experts report violations since Syria truce
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights investigators said on Monday they had received reports of shelling and arrests by Syrian forces since the ceasefire, as well as executions of some soldiers captured by rebels, although the level of violence generall…Continue Reading
U.N. rights experts report violations since Syria truce
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights investigators said on Monday they had received reports of shelling and arrests by Syrian forces since the ceasefire, as well as executions of some soldiers captured by rebels, although the level of violence generall…Continue Reading
European court rules against Russia on 1940 Katyn massacre
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Monday that Russia had violated the rights of relatives of Poles who were killed by the Soviet secret police in 1940, and described the Katyn massacre as a "war crime"…Continue Reading
European court can't rule on World War II massacre
The European Court of Human Rights said Monday it cannot rule on whether or not Russia properly investigated a World War II massacre of thousands of Polish officers because it has not received vital documents from Moscow to properly judge the case.Continue Reading
EU court rules against Russia on 1940 Katyn massacre
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Monday that Russia had violated the rights of relatives of thousands of Poles who were killed by the Soviet secret police in 1940, and described the Katyn massacre as a "wa…Continue Reading
'Sexual minority rights are not human rights'
The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has been criticised for its stance that the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LBGT) community must be protected.Continue Reading
Vietnam: Immediately Release Rights Bloggers
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Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the bloggers Nguyen Van Hai (a.k.a Dieu Cay), Phan Thanh Hai (a.k.a Anhbasg), and Ta Phong Tan and drop all charges against them .
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Anwar insists new security law against human rights, wants PSC review
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim insisted today that the newly-proposed security law to replace the Internal Security Act (ISA) still contravenes human rights, and demanded it be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for…Continue Reading
Govt must raise human rights with Chinese leader – Greens
The New Zealand Government must put human rights firmly on the agenda during meetings with Chinese political leader Jia Qinglin, Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today.Continue Reading