Joint Civil Society Letter on Syria’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council
To: UN Member States of the Asia Group
Your Excellency,
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Brazil should consult natives on Amazon dam: panel
Brazil should suspend work on the massive Belo Monte dam project in the Amazon to consult the affected indigenous population, an intergovernmental human rights panel said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Democracy, Three Years Later
Three years into its term of office, the government faces unprecedented criticism. Given complaints about the elected government’s performance, do you think Pakistan was more stable and better governed under Musharraf?
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Rights expert still critical of Hungary media law
A U.N. human rights expert said Tuesday that EU-requested changes have not removed his concerns that Hungary’s media law could be used to limit press freedoms.Continue Reading
Syria: Stop Shooting Protesters
(New York) – President Bashar al-Asad should immediately order Syrian security forces to stop using unjustified lethal force against anti-government protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should investigate each shooting, and hold a…Continue Reading
Libya: Abandoned Weapons, Landmines Endanger Civilians
Eastern Libya is littered with massive amounts of unexploded ordnance, abandoned and unsecured weapons and munitions, and recently-laid landmines from the fighting since February 2011, posing a great threat to c…Continue Reading
Libya: Abandoned Weapons, Landmines Endanger Civilians
Eastern Libya is littered with massive amounts of unexploded ordnance, abandoned and unsecured weapons and munitions, and recently-laid landmines from the fighting since February 2011, posing a great threat to c…Continue Reading
Morocco: Restore Accreditation to Al Jazeera
(New York) – Morocco should stop revoking the accreditation of journalists for foreign media whose reporting displeases them, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Birthday campaign for release of Iranian student leader
By Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher
I was cheered to see Amnesty International members joining others across the world to wish Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Behareh Hedayat Happy Birthday in an effort to secure her release.Continue Reading
UN rights chief alarmed by Yemen crackdown
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm at what was described as the disproportionate use of force by Yemen authorities against protesters noting that up to 100 people have been killed in two months.Continue Reading
UN human rights expert still concerned about Hungary’s media law despite EU requested changes
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A U.N. human rights expert says he remains concerned Hungary’s media law could be used to limit press freedoms, despite EU requested changes.Continue Reading
Syrian frees seven human rights activists: lawyer
Seven human rights activists detained by the Syrian authorities in a security crackdown last month have been freed, a lawyer announced on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Gaza: the Stain Remains on Israel’s War Record
The Netanyahu government is doing everything it can to interpret a recent Washington Post op-ed article by Justice Richard Goldstone as vindication of Israel’s conduct in the 2008-09 Gaza conflict. It is nothing of the sort.
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Arab spring means ‘UK must rethink arms sales’
The government needs to fundamentally rethink how arms sales fit its human rights rhetoric a Commons report has said.Continue Reading
Yemen: Stop Shooting Protesters
(New York) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen should immediately order security forces to cease using unlawful lethal force against protesters, Human Rights Watch said today.
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