The Human Rights Council can help bring truth to Sri Lanka
By Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International
Kasippillai Manoharan listened to the frantic voice on the other end of the phone. His 20 year old son Ragihar said he was surrounded by troops. Then the phone went dead.
Desperately, the Sr…Continue Reading
Zimbabwe: Six Sentenced for Watching Arab Spring Video
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The government of Zimbabwe should drop all charges against six civil society activists convicted for watching a video of Arab Spring protests in 2011. The six, who alleged they were tort…Continue Reading
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox Introduces IP and Human Rights Pro Bono Practice
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. (SKGF), an intellectual property law firm in Washington, DC, announced today the formal launch of its Intellectual …Continue Reading
Are Syrian rebels just as cruel as Assad's military?
A human rights watchdog says some anti-regime militants have tortured and even executed Assad supportersContinue Reading
Group calls for protection for UAE museum workers
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Emirati development companies and Western cultural institutions building branches of the Louvre and the Guggenheim in the United Arab Emirates to do more to curtail abuses of Asian migrant workers involved in the l…Continue Reading
Group calls for protection for UAE museum workers
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday urged Emirati development companies and Western cultural institutions building branches of the Louvre and the Guggenheim in the United Arab Emirates to do more to curtail …Continue Reading
Armed Syrian opposition groups accused of committing 'serious human rights abuses'
Damascus, Mar 21 (ANI): Syria's armed opposition groups have carried out serious human rights abuses, including kidnapping, torture and execution, a rights group has claimed.Continue Reading
UAE: Saadiyat Workers Better Protected but Gaps Remain
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Emirati development partners and western educational and cultural institutions have made important commitments to address the exploitation and abuse of South Asian migrant workers, but p…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Charges Syrian Opposition with Abuses
The battle lines in Syria tear through towns, dividing neighborhoods, splitting street from street and turning neighbor against neighbor. So it is hardly surprising that elements of the armed rebellion against Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime…Continue Reading
Former New Brunswick politician fights pension cut as a breach of human rights
FREDERICTON – A former Conservative member of the New Brunswick legislature is trying to fight a cut in his pension at the province's Human Rights Commission.Continue Reading
'Serious violations' by DR Congo forces in vote period: UN
Democratic Republic of Congo security forces killed at least 33 people among other "serious human rights violations" during November 2011 elections, a United Nations report said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch accuses some armed Syrian opposition forces of abusing regime troops
BEIRUT – An international human rights group Tuesday accused some in Syria's armed opposition of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising agai…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch accuses some armed Syrian opposition forces of abusing regime troops
BEIRUT – An international human rights group Tuesday accused some in Syria's armed opposition of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising agai…Continue Reading
Syria: Armed Opposition Groups Committing Abuses
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Armed opposition elements have carried out serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today in a public letter to the Syrian National Council (SNC) and other leading Syrian opp…Continue Reading
US: Investigate New York Police Surveillance of Muslims
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The US Justice Department should immediately investigate the New York City police for alleged religion-based discrimination in their surveillance of Muslim communities, and make its find…Continue Reading