Israel chides Europeans over UN rights council vote
Israel was on Tuesday lodging protests with several European countries who voted in favour of a UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering an investigation of Jewish settlement activity.Continue Reading
“Soy porque eres”. Celebración del primer panel de la ONU sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género
Por Emily Gray, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género.
El 7 de marzo de 2012, sentada en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos en Ginebra, bajo la cúpula oceánica de Barcelò, me sentía emocionada, y l…Continue Reading
Egypt: Children on Trial
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Egypt’s military courts have investigated or tried at least 43 children over the past year,including the pending trial of 16-year-old Ahmed Hamdy Abdel Aziz in connection with the Port…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Ensure Fair Trial for Oil Workers, Others
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The Kazakhstan judiciary should ensure a fair and public trial for the 37 people scheduled for trial on March 27, 2012, on charges of organizing and participating in mass unrest in Dece…Continue Reading
In the Twilight of His Rule, Mugabe Wants All the Marbles Back
Human rights campaigners are warning of rising repression in Zimbabwe as 88-year-old President Robert Mugabe pushes for another election to further extend his 32 years in power, despite being seriously ill with prostate cancer. "We have grave conc…Continue Reading
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