Chinese dissident sentenced to 7 years _ over poem
A Chinese court has sentenced a dissident writer to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather at a public square, a human rights group said Friday.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Don’t Send Saudi Back
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The Malaysian authorities should not send a Saudi citizen back to Saudi Arabia to face almost certain conviction and a death sentence on charges of apostasy.
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South Sudan: Justice Needed to Stem Violence
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South Sudan should urgently ensure an effective and independent investigation into the violent, ethnic-driven attacks in Jonglei state, and arrest and prosecute those identified as respo…Continue Reading
EU: Don’t Sideline Human Rights at EU-China Summit
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The European Union should strongly express its concerns about China’s deteriorating human rights environment both publicly and privately during the EU-China Summit on February 14, 2012…Continue Reading
Biden meets China rights activists ahead of VP visit
US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said.Continue Reading
Superstar Spain human rights judge convicted of exceeding authority in corruption probe
MADRID – The superstar Spanish judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases has been convicted of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, marking a sp…Continue Reading
Biden meets Chinese activists ahead of VP visit
US Vice President Joe Biden called for China to address a "deterioration" of its human rights record as he met activists ahead of a key visit by his Chinese counterpart, the White House said Thursday.Continue Reading
Famous Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
The superstar Spanish judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases was convicted Thursday of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, marking a spectac…Continue Reading
Famed Spain judge convicted of misusing authority
The Spanish superstar judge who won global fame for aggressively taking on international human rights cases was convicted Thursday of overstepping his jurisdiction in a domestic corruption probe and barred from the bench for 11 years, completing a spec…Continue Reading
Biden meets human rights advocates on China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden and a group of human rights advocates discussed the "deterioration" of the rights situation in China, the White House said on Thursday, signaling the issue is likely to figure in his talks with …Continue Reading
Scenes of horror as Syria's Homs bleeds from siege
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Makeshift hospitals in besieged opposition areas of the Syrian city of Homs are overflowing with dead and wounded from government bombardments and snipers, according to a report by international monitor Human Rights Watch. Medical su…Continue Reading
Guinea: Progress in Massacre Probe
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The decision by investigative judges in Guinea to file charges against a high-level military official allegedly implicated in grave violations of human rights during a massacre of protes…Continue Reading
No access, no hope
Limited and inhumane; Access to asylum in Greece is degrading and uncertain
By the Refugee Network of the Greek Section of Amnesty International
Amnesty International joins the scores of asylum seekers queuing in the early hours of a Saturday morning …Continue Reading
Syria: Stop Shelling of Residential Areas
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Since February 3, 2012, the attacks on Homs have killed more than 300 people, according to Syrian monitoring groups, and wounded hundreds others, including women and children.
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Human Rights Watch urges US to pressure Pak govt to stop Balochistan violence
Islamabad, Feb 9(ANI): The Human Rights Watch has called on the United States to pressure the Pakistan government to curb crimes in Balochistan province, including extra-judicial killings, torture, illegal detention, disappearances and forced displacem…Continue Reading