UN rights chief says US must close Guantanamo
The U.N. human rights chief says the U.S. government must close the Guantanamo Bay prison as President Barack Obama promised a year ago.Continue Reading
No progress on justice in Sri Lanka: Human Rights Watch
New York, Jan 23 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government has failed to advance justice and accountability for victims of the country's 25-year-old armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
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La défenseure des droits humains Norma Cruz a reçu 47 SMS de menaces de mort sur son téléphone mobile. Cette dirigeante de l’organisation de d…Continue Reading
Russia Repeats Western Mistakes in Arab Spring
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Russia is repeating the mistakes of Western governments during the Arab Spring by continuing to support a longstanding authoritarian ally whose people have clearly expressed the desire f…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch urges West to accept rising Islamist political power in Arab nations
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): A human rights organisation has urged the Western governments to accept that Islamist parties are a rising political power in Arab nations following a wave of popular uprisings in the last year.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch criticises Putin presidential bid
Moscow, Jan 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the decision of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to run for presidency once again ruins "the prospect of much-needed political reform".Continue Reading
HRW calls on West to accept Islamist rise to power
The United States and other Western governments must accept the new reality that Islamists have emerged to fill the power vacuum in the Arab world after a wave of popular uprisings, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Sunday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch urges the West to accept Islamists' rise to power
CAIRO – The United States and other western governments must accept the new reality that Islamists have emerged to fill the power vacuum in the Arab world after a wave of popular uprisings, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Sunday.Continue Reading
Afghan withdrawal prompts rights worries
Human Rights Watch says the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan is overshadowing human rights concerns.Continue Reading
West urged to support Mideast democracies
Human Rights Watch says the West should overcome its fear of political Islam in the aftermath of the uprisings that toppled long-time Arab leaders.Continue Reading
World Report 2012: Strengthen Support for ‘Arab Spring’
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Many democracies have allowed their ties with repressive allies to temper their support for human rights in the Arab Spring protests, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 20…Continue Reading
Rights group calls on West to end 'Arab exception'
Popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world exposed biases by Western governments that supported Arab autocratic rulers for the sake of "stability" while turning a blind eye to their repressive policies, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.Continue Reading
UK deportation centre expels just nine percent of inmates due to human rights hurdle
London, Jan 22(ANI): Human rights claims have proved to be a major hurdle leading to the government expelling just nine percent of inmates of a deportation center.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch says Iraq became 'budding police state' during year of Arab uprisings
BAGHDAD – Iraq's Shiite-led government cracked down harshly on dissent during the past year of Arab Spring uprisings, turning the country into a "budding police state" as autocratic regimes crumbled elsewhere in the region, an internation…Continue Reading
Rights group urges support for Arab democracies
Human Rights Watch urged world powers to support the rights of Arab Spring protesters to build real democracies after they ousted long-time strongmen once backed by the West, in its annual report on Sunday.Continue Reading