Protesters mark Guantanamo prison's 10th anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…Continue Reading
Protesters mark Guantanamo prison's 10th anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…Continue Reading
Protesters mark Guantanamo prison's 10th anniversary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…Continue Reading
Finland Joins Landmine Ban Treaty
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Finland’s action to join the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines should spur the United States and others to get on board without delay.
Western journalist reported killed in Syria
A Syrian human rights group says one Western journalist has been killed and another wounded in restive Homs province.Continue Reading
US: Make Guantanamo’s 10th Anniversary Its Last
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US President Barack Obama’s signing of a bill permitting indefinite detention without trial mere days before the 10th anniversary of the first prisoners arriving at Guantanamo highligh…Continue Reading
Sri Lankans protest editor's unsolved murder
Hundreds of political and human rights activists on Wednesday questioned the Sri Lankan government's will to solve the killing of an outspoken newspaper editor three years ago.Continue Reading
Deloitte Scores 100 Percent Rating on Human Rights Campaign's 2012 Corporate Equality Index
NEW YORK , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — For the sixth consecutive year, Deloitte has been named one of Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) "Best Places to Work," earning a perfect 100 percent rating …Continue Reading
Rights of indigenous people in Bangladesh grossly violated
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) – The indigenous people of Bangladesh faced gross violation of human rights last year while the perpetrators enjoyed full impunity even after committing crimes like murder, rape, and arson, a report has said.Continue Reading
Rights of indigenous people in Bangladesh grossly violated
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) – The indigenous people of Bangladesh faced gross violation of human rights last year while the perpetrators enjoyed full impunity even after committing crimes like murder, rape, and arson, a report has said.Continue Reading
Yemen should reject Saleh immunity law: HRW
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Yemeni government proposal to grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh amnesty in return for his speedy exit is an affront to thousands who suffered under his rule and should be rejected by the parliament, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch gr…Continue Reading
European Union: Press Vietnam to Respect Human Rights
The European Union should press Vietnam to release all political prisoners and to carry out concrete improvements in freedom of expression, assembly, association, and religion during a dialogue in Hanoi on January…Continue Reading
Guantanamo: A decade of damage to human rights
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison.Continue Reading
Yemen: Reject Immunity Law for President Saleh and Aides
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Yemen’s parliament should reject a draft law that would grant amnesty to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and anyone who served with him for crimes committed during his 33-year rule. T…Continue Reading
Cuba activist: Brief detentions doubled in 2011
A leading Cuban human rights campaigner said Tuesday that brief detentions of dissidents nearly doubled in 2011 compared to the year before.Continue Reading