US ambassador sees China rights worsening
The US ambassador to Beijing said that China's human rights record was deteriorating as its communist rulers feel threatened in the wake of pro-democracy uprisings across the Middle East.Continue Reading
Killers await life sentences ruling
Killer Jeremy Bamber and two other convicted murderers will find out whether keeping them behind bars for the rest of their lives is a breach of their human rights.Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Forced Relocations Bring Hunger, Hardship
The Ethiopian government under its “villagization” program is forcibly relocating approximately 70,000 indigenous people from the western Gambella region to new villages that lack adequate food, farmland, heal…Continue Reading
Euro Court To Rule On Killers' Whole-Life Tariffs
The European Court of Human Rights is to rule on the whole-life sentences of three convicted British killers.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Resolve Travel Ban Conundrum
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Bahraini authorities should immediately resolve the predicament of foreign residents prevented from leaving the country due to debts, or from working to repay those debts.
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Syrian legislator joins opposition to protest what he says are wide violations of human rights
BEIRUT – A member of Syria's parliament has left the country to join the opposition against President Bashar Assad's regime, saying the Syrian people are suffering sweeping human rights violations.Continue Reading
Rights group: Egypt must change repressive laws
Egypt's newly elected parliament should urgently reform laws used to curb freedoms and repress rights, a U.S.-based human rights group said on Monday.Continue Reading
Egypt: Dismantle Tools of Repression
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Egypt’s newly elected parliament should urgently reform the arsenal of laws used by the Mubarak government to restrict freedoms, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today outl…Continue Reading
Uganda: War Crimes Trials Face Challenges
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Legal and organizational issues that have emerged during Uganda’s first war crimes prosecution pose challenges for Uganda in seeking to ensure justice for victims of the most serio…Continue Reading
Kuwait: End Police Abuses Against Transgender Women
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Kuwaiti police have tortured and sexually abused transgender women using a discriminatory law, passed in 2007, which arbitrarily criminalizes “imitating the opposite sex.” The govern…Continue Reading
Iran, the new human rights defender?
Tehran takes aim at Canada’s treatment of its Aboriginals, in the wake of the Attawapiskat crisisContinue Reading
Iran, the new human rights defender?
Tehran takes aim at Canada’s treatment of its Aboriginals, in the wake of the Attawapiskat crisisContinue Reading
Israeli Supreme Court ruling continues to tear families apart
By Amnesty International’s Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories campaigner
The Israeli Supreme Court has upheld a law that bans most Palestinians who marry Israeli citizens from living in Israel on the grounds that they are an automatic security …Continue Reading
Kuwait activist: Police disperse 'stateless' rally
A Kuwaiti human rights activist says riot police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters who claim the Gulf nation is depriving them of citizenship and rights.Continue Reading
Burma: Political Prisoners Released
The release of key political prisoners on January 13, 2012 is a crucial development in promoting respect for human rights in Burma, but all remaining political prisoners should be freed immediately and uncondition…Continue Reading