Georgia/Abkhazia: Back Home, but in Limbo
The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly two decades of political conflict.
(New York) – The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly…Continue Reading
Cambodia: Free Human Rights Worker
(New York) – The Cambodian government should immediately release human rights defender Leang Sokchouen, Human Rights Watch said today. The Cambodian Appeals Court, on July 14, 2011, upheld his two-year prison sentence for peaceful political expression….Continue Reading
Venezuela: Opposition Leader Convicted for Criticizing Government
The conviction of Oswaldo Álvarez Paz for disseminating “false information” – on the basis of his criticism of the Chávez government – is a move against free speech in Venezuela. Venezuela should revoke …Continue Reading
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights setting up first North African office in Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia – The U.N. human rights chief says her organization is setting up its first North African office in Tunisia, a sign of the fledgling democracy’s bid to break with practices of the ousted autocratic regime.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Revoke Summary Firings Linked to Protests
The Bahrain government should investigate and remedy the summary dismissals of more than 2,000 workers since late March, apparently as punishment for having participated in or otherwise supported pro-democracy dem…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Revoke Summary Firings Linked to Protests
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The Bahrain government should investigate and remedy the summary dismissals of more than 2,000 workers since late March, apparently as punishment for having participated in or otherwise …Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Islamic Scholar Who Criticized Ministry
The Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef bin Abd al-‘Aziz, should immediately release an Islamic scholar who was detained after he criticized the ministry’s handling of detainees. Dr. Yusuf al-Ahmad was detaine…Continue Reading
China releases report on human rights
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) China Thursday released a report that said the country has fulfilled all targets of its national human rights action plan.Continue Reading
No more ‘ships of shame’ to Africa
By Alaphia Zoyab, Online Communities Officer at Amnesty International
At a meeting with NGOs on the side-lines of the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations in New York, China made the claim that it does not transfer arms to conflict states in Africa….Continue Reading
Greek Protests Test Government’s Commitment to Rights
The challenges faced by the government should not be used to justify abuses on the streets – but that is the accusation facing the police
I have been riveted by the anti-austerity protests in …Continue Reading
Greek Protests Test Government’s Commitment to Rights
I have been riveted by the anti-austerity protests in Athens, my hometown, and the government’s response. From Paris – my adopted city – I watch the news, follow the tweets, and speak with family and friends.
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عمليات نقل الأسلحة: الدول تحب السرية ولكننا نريد الحقائق
بقلم ألفيا كوياب، مسؤولة بقسم الاتصالات على الشبكة في منظمة العفو الدولية
جميع الحكومات تقول إنها ترغب في وقف تدفق الأسلحة غير المشروعة، …Continue Reading
Russia: Fully Investigate Estemirova’s Murder
The Russian authorities have made little attempt to effectively investigate possible involvement by local officials in the July 2009 murder of the prominent human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova.
CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY SENDS FIRST DELEGATION TO TAIWAN
BEIJING, July 14 (Bernama) — The China Society for Human Rights (CSHR) sentits first delegation to visit Taiwan from July 5 to 8 since it was establishedhere in 1993, at the invitation of Taiwan”s Chinese Association for Human Rights(CAHR). The CSHR …Continue Reading
“Even Dead Bodies Must Work”
Health, Hard Labor, and Abuse in Ugandan Prisons
This 80-page report documents routine physical abuse and the failure of the criminal justice system to protect the rights of prisoners. Prisoners …Continue Reading