Iraqi Kurdistan: Cross-Border Attacks Should Spare Iraqi Civilians
Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan have killed at least 10 civilians and displaced hundreds since mid-July 2011. Some of the attacks may have been carried out without sufficient attempts t…Continue Reading
China: Don’t Legalize Secret Detention
Proposed legislation in China to empower the security apparatus to detain criminal suspects secretly for up to six months in undisclosed locations would be a major setback for basic human rights.
Human Rights disability commissioner appointed
Justice Minister Simon Power and Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia have today announced the appointment of Paul Gibson as a part-time Human Rights Commissioner responsible for disability issues.Continue Reading
A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria
The Nation — Haitham al-Maleh, an 81-year-old Syrian human rights lawyer, has spent most of his life struggling against autocracy in Syria and the last forty years battling the iron-fisted rule of Bashar al-Assad and his father before him, Hafez al-As…Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Free Detained Opposition Leaders
The Ethiopian government should immediately release two ethnic Oromo political opposition leaders detained on what appear to be politically motivated charges. Journalists told Human Rights Watch that as many as 20…Continue Reading
Rights chief: European governments committed ‘countless’ crimes in counterterror actions
BRUSSELS – Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Rights chief blasts EU cooperation in renditions
Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Rights chief: Countless crimes in counterterrorism
Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Taliban Should Stop Using Children as Suicide Bombers
The Taliban’s use of children as suicide bombers in Afghanistan is an egregious affront to humanity that should cease immediately.
(New York) – The Taliban’s use of children as…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Free Seriously Ill Rights Advocates
The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing dissidents and ensure their proper medical treatment.
(New York) – The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing …Continue Reading
Australia: Ruling Upholds Refugees’ Rights
The Australian High Court ruled on August 31, 2011, that the Australia-Malaysia Transfer and Resettlement Arrangement is invalid and that any attempt to remove these asylum seekers to Malaysia would be unlawful. …Continue Reading
Libya Contact Group: Put Rights at Top of Agenda
Protection of civilians, accountability for grave human rights violations during Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule, and building the foundation of a rights-respecting Libyan state should be prominently on the agenda …Continue Reading
Poland: Reject Blanket Ban on Abortion
The Polish parliament should reject the proposed absolute ban on abortion that is up for a vote on August 31, 2011. The draft bill, “On the Protection of Human Life from the Moment of Conception,” would impose…Continue Reading
Cambodia: New Regulation Short-Changes Domestic Workers
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Cambodia’s revised regulation on labor migration, approved by Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 17, 2011, falls far short of minimum protections needed to safeguard migrant domestic wor…Continue Reading
Sudan: Southern Kordofan Civilians Tell of Air Strike Horror
The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are indiscriminately bombing civilian areas in the Nuba Mountains region of Southern Kordofan and preventing aid from reaching desperate displaced people, Amnesty International and Hum…Continue Reading