Afghanistan: Decree Increases Detainees’ Risk of Torture
President Hamid Karzai should revoke a new decree that puts detainees in Afghan-run prisons at heightened risk of torture and ill-treatment.
(New York) – President Hamid Karzai should revok…Continue Reading
White House protesters call for Guantanamo closure
Human rights activists, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, protested in front of the White House Monday to demand that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed, 10 years after it opened.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted
On January 9, 2012, a Kuala Lumpur court acquitted Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of consensual sodomy.
(New York) – On January 9, 2012, a Kuala Lumpur court acquitted Malaysian …Continue Reading
Yemen immunity law sparks debates over past crimes
A new law granting sweeping immunity to Yemen’s president and anyone who served in his authoritarian regime over the past 33 years sparked fresh violence Monday and brought condemnation from human rights groups.Continue Reading
UN rights chief concerned at recent Fiji events
The UN human rights head Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at recent developments in Fiji saying critics of the government have faced criminal charges, arbitrary detention and intimidation.Continue Reading
Bahrain downplays human rights worries
Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have downplayed fears about the unrest in the kingdom following calls from human rights groups to boycott the event.Continue Reading
Concert for Peace held in Dimapur
Dimapur, Jan 9 (ANI): “End Human Rights Violations Against Children and Youth,” the main theme of a peace concert was organized at the Holy Cross School under the aegis of Peace Channel recently.Continue Reading
US rights activist denied entry into Bahrain
An American human rights activist, who intended to observe a protest-related trial in Bahrain, was denied entry into the Gulf kingdom on Sunday despite authorities’ pledge of transparency.Continue Reading
Concert for Peace held in Dimapur
Dimapur, Jan 8 (ANI): “End Human Rights Violations Against Children and Youth,” the main theme of a peace concert was organized at the Holy Cross School under the aegis of Peace Channel recently.Continue Reading
Sudan’s Bashir offers to help form new Libyan army
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said on Saturday he has offered to help Libya integrate its dozens of militias into the country’s armed forces. “We have an ex…Continue Reading
Sudan’s Bashir offers to help form new Libyan army
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said on Saturday he has offered to help Libya integrate its dozens of militias into the country’s armed forces. “We have an ex…Continue Reading
Rights group condemns Libya visit by Sudan’s Bashir
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, arrived in Libya on Saturday, drawing criticism from a human rights group. Bashir, wanted by The Hague-based court on charges …Continue Reading
UN urged to help find missing Lankan human rights activists believed in military custody
Colombo, Jan 7 (ANI): Campaigners in Sri Lanka have appealed to the United Nations to intervene in the case of two human rights activists believed to have been abducted last month.Continue Reading
Rights group condemns Libya visit by Sudan’s Bashir
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, arrived in Libya on Saturday, drawing criticism from a human rights group. Bashir, wanted by The Hague-based court on charges …Continue Reading
Cambodia vows to finalize Asean human rights declaration this year
Phnom Penh (Rasmei Kampuchea/ANN) – Cambodia aims to finalize the drafting of an ASEAN Human Rights Declaration this year as it chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Cambodian Human Rights Committee chairman Om Yin Tieng said.Continue Reading