India seeks return of accused soldier from US
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Cleric Who Backs Change
(Munich) – Saudi authorities should immediately release a Shia cleric apparently arrested on February 27, 2011, for calling for a constitutional monarchy and equal rights for Shia in his Friday sermon, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Hold Perpetrators of Crackdown Accountable
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Hague urges Libya to end violence
Britain has warned supporters of Colonel Gaddafi that there will be a “day of reckoning” for anyone involved in human rights abuses.Continue Reading
The Balkans Must Broaden Approach to Human Rights
For many in Europe, the western Balkans still evoke images of the brutal conflicts that followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The legacy of those wars continues to shape European Union and US policy toward the region.
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US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines
The ongoing review of United States landmine policy should result in a decision to ban all types of antipersonnel landmines. March 1, 2011, will mark 12 years since the international treaty banning antipersonnel m…Continue Reading
US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines
The ongoing review of United States landmine policy should result in a decision to ban all types of antipersonnel landmines. March 1, 2011, will mark 12 years since the international treaty banning antipersonnel m…Continue Reading
Hague promises Libyan ‘day of reckoning’
Libya should be suspended from the UN human rights council William Hague has told the organisation.Continue Reading
After too long, the Security Council unites for justice
By Steve Crawshaw, International Advocacy Director for Amnesty International
This blog was orginally published in the Independent
UN Security Council Resolution 1970, unanimously adopted this weekend, is important for Libya. But it can and should ha…Continue Reading
UN rights chief seeks world support for uprisings
The U.N.’s top human rights official appealed to all nations Monday to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world — and to do so quickly in tangible ways, before decades-long autocratic regimes like those of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi can reg…Continue Reading
UN urges support for Mideast reforms
The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the international community to support reforms in the Middle East and urged vigilance in Libya amid fears of violent reprisals.Continue Reading
UN rights chief seeks world support for uprisings
The U.N.’s top human rights official is calling on all nations to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world.Continue Reading
Baloch Human Rights Council expresses extreme concern over Pak atrocities
London, Feb 28(ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) has strongly condemned and expressed extreme concern on the continuing human rights violations being perpetrated by Pakistan’s security agencies in Balochistan.Continue Reading
Rights group says Iran opposition leaders abducted
An international human rights group said Sunday that the two main Iranian opposition leaders and their wives are in grave danger after security forces apparently abducted them from their homes, where they were under house arrest.Continue Reading
Libya: Fewer Police Abuses in Zuwara, Under Control of Anti-government Forces
(Ras Ijdir, Tunisia) – There have been few, if any, abuses by the police in the city of Zuwara, 109 kilometers west of Tripoli, during and since its takeover by anti-government forces a week ago, Libyan citizens and foreign workers from the city told H…Continue Reading