Human Rights Watch: S.African farmworkers abused
Human Rights Watch says the slum housing and poor health conditions endured by South African farmworkers amount to human rights abuses.Continue Reading
South Africa: Farmworkers’ Dismal, Dangerous Lives
Workers in Western Cape province who help produce South Africa’s renowned wines and fruit are denied adequate housing, proper safety equipment, and basic labor rights. A Human Rights Watch report says that the g…Continue Reading
Malaysia condemned for deporting Uighurs to China
A human rights group criticised Malaysia on Tuesday for sending a group of ethnic Uighurs back to China and urged an end to such deportations over fears of mistreatment and even torture.Continue Reading
Malaysia/China: Prevent Forced Return of Uighurs
The Malaysian government should immediately ensure that five Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity among at least 16 arrested in raids on August 6, 2011, are not forcibly returned to China.
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Arab nations pressure Syria at UN
Arab nations on the U.N.’s top human rights body cautiously joined the call Monday for Syria to cease its bloody crackdown and cooperate with an international probe, illustrating President Bashar al-Assad’s growing isolation.Continue Reading
Morocco: Allow Political Exile to Return Home
The Moroccan government should renew the passport of Abdelkrim Mouti’ and allow him and his family to end their political exile. Moroccan officials have refused repeated requests to issue him a passport, as rece…Continue Reading
Gaza: Stop Harassing Activists
Hamas authorities in Gaza should halt their summonses, interrogations, arbitrary detentions, and other harassment apparently aimed at intimidating civil society activists into silence, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top U.N. rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top U.N. rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top UN rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
APNewsBreak: Arab nations to pressure Syria at UN
A U.N. human rights expert says Arab nations agreed Monday to demand that Syria allow an international probe within its borders to see whether crimes against humanity have been committed.Continue Reading
Remains Of 2,000 People Found In Kashmir
The remains of more than 2,000 people have been found in dozens of unmarked graves in the divided region of Kashmir, according to an Indian government human rights inquiry.Continue Reading
Rights group slams Manus Island deal
The Human Rights Commission has warned that transferring asylum seekers to an immigration processing centre set to re-open in Papua New Guinea could lead to human rights breaches.Continue Reading
Libya: All Sides Obligated to Protect Civilians
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As fighting reaches the Libyan capital, Tripoli, all sides to the conflict – forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, forces of the National Transitional Council, and the NATO allies – need …Continue Reading
UN rights body to pressure Syria on brutal crackdown
The UN Human Rights Council will pressure the Syrian regime Monday to halt attacks and allow an independent probe into alleged violations during its brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.Continue Reading