EU: Libya calls for UN probe into human rights violations during uprising
BRUSSELS – The Libyan government is calling on the United Nations to dispatch a fact-finding team to investigate the violence during the country’s bloody uprising, a senior EU official said Tuesday. But an EU spokesman said it was not the bloc’s job to…Continue Reading
Syria releases leading human rights activist
A Syrian rights group says authorities have released a leading lawyer and human rights activist.Continue Reading
Egyptian revolution sidelining women?
By Widney Brown, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Law and Policy
One hundred years ago, more than a million people marched in streets across Europe on the first International Women’s Day, calling for an end to discrimination and f…Continue Reading
No justice in Zimbabwean killings, torture: HRW
Human Rights Watch condemned Zimbabwe on Tuesday for failing to prosecute killings and torture during the country’s bloody 2008 election, saying new polls risked descending again into violence.Continue Reading
Perpetual Fear
This report examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after the presidential election run-off in 2008.
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Perpetual Fear
This report examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after the presidential election run-off in 2008.
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Zimbabwe: No Justice for Rampant Killings, Torture
(Johannesburg) – The failure of Zimbabwe’s government to investigate and prosecute killings, torture, and politically motivated violence since the 2008 elections is fueling further human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released t…Continue Reading
US: Indefinite Detention Authorized but Restricted
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Gaza: Lift Restrictions on Books, Newspapers
(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should immediately lift bans arbitrarily imposed on books and newspapers, Human Rights Watch said today.
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EU: Urgent Action Needed on Pact for Gender Equality, Fighting Violence
(Berlin) – Governments should act immediately to fulfill commitments under a new gender equality pact adopted on March 7, 2011, by the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Sri Lanka: US Senate Calls for Justice
(New York) – A US Senate resolution calling for an independent international mechanism for crimes by both sides during and after Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war highlights growing international pressure for justice and accountability in Sri Lanka, Human R…Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurdistan: Prevent Attacks on Protesters
(Beirut) – Security forces under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stood by and watched as dozens of masked men attacked protesters in Sulaimaniya on March 6, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Assailants were allowed to beat and…Continue Reading
Male-female income gap violates rights: Council of Europe
The income gap between men and women is a human rights violation and should be redressed, the Council of Europe said Monday ahead of International Women’s Day.Continue Reading
With Only $12 Million to Goal, National Center for Civil and Human Rights to Break Ground in Fall
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights today announced that its capital campaign has raised more than $73 million to date, including a new $1 million grant from The Arthur M.Continue Reading
UN rights chief voices fears for Arab women’s rights
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay appealed on Monday to new governments in Egypt and Tunisia to ensure that full women’s rights were enshrined in new constitutions in both countries.Continue Reading