Russia: Apparent Arson Attempt at Activists’ Office
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Law enforcement should carry out a prompt and effective investigation into the attempted arson on March 24, 2012, at the office of The Group of Free People in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Israel to bar UN fact-finding team from entering
Israel cut working relations with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday and will bar a U.N. team from entering Israel or the West Bank for a planned investigation of Jewish settlements, the Foreign Ministry said.Continue Reading
Albania: Reprimand Official for Anti-Gay Remarks
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The Albanian government should publicly reprimand Deputy Defense Minister Ekrem Spahiu for homophobic remarks and endorsing violence against people participating in a Gay Pride parade. A…Continue Reading
Enjuiciado preso de conciencia palestino por defender el derecho a protestar
Por un activista de Amnistía Internacional para Israel/TPO/AP
Ha pasado un año desde que el ejército israelí arrestara a Bassem Tamimi por organizar manifestaciones pacíficas contra la expansión de asentamientos israelíes ilegales en el ter…Continue Reading
NATO: Clarify Response to Deaths at Sea
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NATO and its member states should provide information to help clarify the chain of events that led to the death of 63 boat migrants in the Mediterranean a year ago.
Congolese families look to Supreme Court in bid to sue Canadian mining company
MONTREAL – Human-rights groups are turning to Canada's highest court in their effort to sue a Canadian mining company on behalf of the victims of a massacre in Congo.Continue Reading
Libya: Good Start on Landmine Destruction
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Libya’s first steps to destroy its vast stockpile of landmines are a positive development, and the demolitions should continue.
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David Shannon, CEO of Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, brings resolve to job
HALIFAX – Even when faced with the perils of a life-changing spinal cord injury 30 years ago, David Shannon's optimism never wavered.Continue Reading
Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death
Iraq's fugitive vice president demanded Sunday that global human rights groups investigate whether one of his bodyguards was tortured to death.Continue Reading
Israel weighs UN rights council boycott
Israel should boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council after it voted to authorise a probe of Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told public radio on Sunday.Continue Reading
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
Israeli Cabinet ministers were in an uproar Sunday over the U.N. Human Rights Council's plan to investigate Israeli settlement in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and some urged that the panel be banned from entering Israel and the Palestinian ter…Continue Reading
Syria forces accused of using civilians as shields
Human Rights Watch accused Syrian forces Sunday of using civilians as human shields during recent military operations, as diplomatic pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime intensified.Continue Reading
Syria: Local Residents Used as Human Shields
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Syrian government forces have endangered local residents by forcing them to march in front of the army during recent arrest operations, troop movements, and attacks on towns and villages…Continue Reading
Church of Scientology Hosts Finale of International Human Rights World Tour
The Church of Scientology hosted closing ceremonies March 23 for the 9th annual Youth for Human Rights International World Tour at the L. Ron Hubbard Auditorium of the Scientology Community Center at 8039 S. Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles.Los Ange…Continue Reading
EU names 17 Iranians sanctioned over human rights
BRUSSELS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on 17 Iranian officials, including prominent members of the government and the judiciary it says play a key role in serious human rights violations. Agreed by EU foreign ministers on F…Continue Reading