UN: Rights Body Acts Decisively on Iran, Cote d’Ivoire
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s decisive action on Iran and Cote d’Ivoire sends a clear message that ongoing violations in those countries should end, Human Rights Watch said today. The council agreed in its session ending on March…Continue Reading
Pulling punches on Hungary media law
On 7 March, after vociferous domestic opposition and the intervention of European Union institutions, the Hungarian parliament amended a controversial and restrictive media law that would have severely curtailed free speech.
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Pulling punches on Hungary media law
On 7 March, after vociferous domestic opposition and the intervention of European Union institutions, the Hungarian parliament amended a controversial and restrictive media law that would have severely curtailed free speech.
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Historias de terror mientras caen las bombas sobre Bengasi
Por Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre la crisis
Ayer, en el hogar de la familia Dbeish, en Hay Dollar, un barrio acomodado del suroeste de Bengasi, Hanan, madre de seis hijos, me enseñó su dormitorio, destrozado por un …Continue Reading
Spanish judge appeals to human rights court
Crusading Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon has asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on a case brought against him over his probe into Franco-era crimes, his legal team said Friday.Continue Reading
Tehran blasts appointment of new UN human rights investigator, says it’s politically motivated
TEHRAN, Iran – Tehran lashed out on Friday at the decision by U.N.’s top human rights body to appoint a special investigator to look into allegations of human rights abuses in Iran, saying the newly created post is “politically motivated” and meant to …Continue Reading
Iran rejects UN rights council investigator
Iran on Friday dismissed the UN human rights council’s appointment of an investigator to monitor abuses there for the first time since 2002, the state news agency IRNA reported.Continue Reading
AJC Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Action on Iran
NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC welcomed the UN Human Rights Council decision to appoint a special rapporteur to investigate human rights in Iran.Continue Reading
Israel: Jerusalem Bombing an Indefensible Attack on Civilians
(Jerusalem) – A bomb detonated by unknown perpetrators near West Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station on March 23, 2011, which killed one person and injured three dozen others, is an indefensible attack on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Spanish judge appeals to human rights court
Crusading Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon has asked the European Court of Human Rights to rule on a case brought against him over his probe into Franco-era crimes, his legal team said Friday.Continue Reading
Syria: Security Forces Kill Dozens of Protesters
(London) – Syria’s security forces should immediately stop using live ammunition against protesters in the southern town of Daraa, where the death toll has risen considerably in the last 48 hours, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should a…Continue Reading
Letter to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd
The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Re: Attacks and Persecution against the Ahmadiyah Religious Community in Indonesia
Dear Minister Rudd,
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UN rights council votes for investigator on Iran
The UN human rights council on Thursday voted to step up international scrutiny of Iran by appointing an investigator to monitor the country amid a crackdown on dissent and surge in executions there.Continue Reading
UN creates human rights investigator on Iran
The U.N.’ top human rights body created a new special investigator’s job Thursday to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country’s internal affairs.Continue Reading