Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad antiterrorism laws.
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En Misratah, una ciudad sitiada
Por Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre situaciones de crisis.
He llegado hoy a Misratah tras un viaje por mar de 18 horas. Al acercarnos al puerto, nos dio la sensación de que a lo mejor tendríamos que dar la vuelta po…Continue Reading
Satellites can track human rights abuses
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Satellites that helped us gather real-time data from the most inaccessible and hostile places on earth can also help us track human rights abuses that cause misery to millions of people around the world.Continue Reading
Libya: Indiscriminate Attacks Kill Civilians
(Misrata) – Libyan government forces have launched indiscriminate rocket and mortar attacks on residential neighborhoods in the rebel-held city of Misrata, Human Rights Watch said today. One strike, apparently by a Grad rocket, killed at least eight c…Continue Reading
4th pro-democracy activist detained in UAE
Human rights lawyers say authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained a fourth activist for advocating democratic reforms in the oil-rich Gulf nation.Continue Reading
Iran condemns EU sanctions over human rights
Iran on Saturday condemned the European Union for imposing sanctions against 32 officials, dubbing it a political decision “which employs double standards,” the state broadcaster’s website reported.Continue Reading
U.N. rights chief urges probe of deaths at Iraqi camp
The U.N. human rights chief called on Friday for an independent investigation into the deaths of 34 people at an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq after Iraqi security forces moved against it last week.Continue Reading
Syria: Rampant Torture of Protesters
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(New York) – Syrian security and intelligence services have arbitrarily detained hundreds of protesters across the country, subjecting them to torture and ill-treatment, since anti-government demonstrations began in mid-March 2011, Human Rights…Continue Reading
Inter-American rights commission says rights activists under attack in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela – Human rights activists find themselves under increasing attack by unidentified assailants and persecuted by state authorities in a growing climate of hostility against rights groups and non-governmental organizations, the Inter-Ame…Continue Reading
Rights watchdog: Activists harassed in Venezuela
Human rights activists find themselves under increasing attack by unidentified assailants and persecuted by state authorities in a growing climate of hostility against rights groups and non-governmental organizations, the Inter-American Commission on H…Continue Reading
Libya: Release Detained Journalists
Libyan authorities should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of nine foreign and six Libyan journalists detained or missing in Libya. All journalists arbitrarily detained should be immediately rele…Continue Reading
Libya: Release Detained Journalists
Libyan authorities should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of nine foreign and six Libyan journalists detained or missing in Libya. All journalists arbitrarily detained should be immediately rele…Continue Reading
Brand Ahmadinejad rights abuser: US senators
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should formally brand Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and 25 other current and former Iranian officials as human rights abusers, senators urged Friday.Continue Reading