US human rights envoy to visit NKorea next week to assess need for food aid
WASHINGTON – A U.S. human rights envoy will visit North Korea next week to assess the need for food aid, the State Department announced Friday, four months after the communist regime asked for help.Continue Reading
Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls
The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.
Imagine …Continue Reading
Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls
The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.
Imagine …Continue Reading
Syrian troops fire during protests; 27 killed
Syrian security forces opened fire on protests around the country Friday in the latest sign the conflict could be moving toward a long and bloody stalemate as President Bashar Assad shrugged off tighter sanctions and U.S. calls to step aside. Human rig…Continue Reading
Kuwait wins UN rights seat after Syria withdraws
Kuwait secured a seat Friday on the UN Human Rights Council after Syria’s withdrawal following international pressure over its crackdown on opposition protests.Continue Reading
Syrian troops fire during protests; 27 killed
A Syrian human rights group says Syrian security forces have killed at least 27 protesters during demonstrations across the country.Continue Reading
Lebanon: Stop Detaining Syrian Refugees
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s security forces should stop detaining Syrian refugees who cross the border into Lebanon to escape violence and persecution in their country, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanese authorities should instead provide them with at le…Continue Reading
UN: Limited Choice Mars Rights Body Election
(New York) – Elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 20, 2011, fell short of the General Assembly’s intention that states should compete for membership based on their records, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN General Assembly …Continue Reading
In new Egypt, police talk to human rights groups
Egypt’s police, whose credibility was shattered for using excessive force against anti-government protesters who toppled President Hosni Mubarak from power, will give more focus to human rights, the government said on Friday.Continue Reading
Syrian troops fire during protests; 17 killed
A human rights activist says Syrian security forces have killed at least 17 protesters during demonstrations across the country.Continue Reading
British court rules police breached human rights of 4 Nigerians claiming slave-like conditions
LONDON – Four Nigerian women who claimed they were treated as slaves won damages in Britain’s High Court, where a judge ruled Friday that the police’s failure to investigate the complaints breached human rights law.Continue Reading
Germany: Use Visit to Press Uzbekistan on Rights
(Berlin) – Germany should use the visit to Berlin by Uzbekistan’s deputy foreign minister on May 24 through 26, 2011, to press for concrete improvements in human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Germany should make clear to the Uzbek government t…Continue Reading
The Long Fight for Justice in Egypt after Mubarak
By James Lynch, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa press officer
Taha Hussein was the first to express his fury at media reports of a possible “deal” that would allow Hosni Mubarak to avoid prosecution in return for a full …Continue Reading
العائلات التي دمر القصف حياتها في مصراتة
إعداد فريق العفو الدولية في مصراتة
بعد رحلة استمرت 36 ساعة على متن قارب صيد كثير الترنح يشق طريقه متحديا أمواج البحر الأبيض المتوسط، وصلنا Continue Reading
العائلات التي دمر القصف حياتها في مصراتة
إعداد فريق العفو الدولية في مصراتة
بعد رحلة استمرت 36 ساعة على متن قارب صيد كثير الترنح يشق طريقه متحديا أمواج البحر الأبيض المتوسط، وصلنا Continue Reading