US agrees to improve human rights record
The United States on Friday disavowed torture and pledged to treat terror suspects humanely, but set aside calls to drop the death penalty, as the United Nations carried out its first review of Washington’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Protest Leaders Arbitrarily Detained
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities should immediately release seven prominent opposition activists and a surgeon arrested on March 17, 2011, or charge them with a recognizable criminal offense and bring them immediately before an independent judicial auth…Continue Reading
Libyan families tell of unfolding nightmare
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International Crisis Researcher
Benghazi, Libya, 18 March 2011
Yesterday, I managed to speak by phone to a family that I met last week when I was in Ajdabya, a town about 160km west of Benghazi which has been pounded by…Continue Reading
European Court of Human Rights: Crucifixes are acceptable in public school classrooms
PARIS – The European Court of Human Rights ruled Friday that crucifixes are acceptable in Italian public school classrooms, in a decision that has implications in 47 countries.Continue Reading
European court: Crucifix acceptable in classrooms
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Friday that crucifixes are acceptable in Italian public school classrooms, in a decision that has implications in 47 countries.Continue Reading
US agrees to improve human rights record in first UN assessment
GENEVA – The United States says it will do more to respect human rights, as the U.N. adopted its first-ever report on how Washington can improve.Continue Reading
US agrees to improve human rights record
The United States says it will do more to respect human rights, as the U.N. adopted its first-ever report on how Washington can improve.Continue Reading
ICC: Ensure Next Prosecutor has the Vision and Capacity to Fulfill Court’s Mission
Dear Search Committee Members,
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ICC: Selection Criteria for the Next Prosecutor to Meet the Challenges Ahead
Dear Search Committee Members,
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US: Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review of the United States addressed a large number of important issues, such as the death penalty, mistreatment of migrants, racial disparities in education, access to health care, and accountability for torture.
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UAE: Artists Boycott Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi
(New York) – The boycott by leading artists of Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi on March 17, 2011, is a major step toward focusing attention on the exploitation of foreign migrant workers building the museum on Saadiyat Island, the United Arab Emirates, Human Righ…Continue Reading
Belarus: Prominent Human Rights Defender Expelled
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US/Colombia: Establish Benchmarks for Trade Pact
(Washington, DC) – The initiative by members of the US Congress to establish human rights benchmarks that Colombia should meet prior to US ratification of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a critically important development, Human Rights Wa…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Injured People Denied Medical Care
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities refused to let injured people reach the country’s largest public health facility on March 16, 2011, and interfered with medical services at other facilities as well, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces prevent…Continue Reading
Libya: Benghazi Civilians Face Grave Risk
Update: The Security Council voted on March 17 to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorized the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, with the exception of foreign occupation.
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