UN rights body mulls further isolating Libya
The U.N.’s top human rights official said Friday there are reports of mass killings of thousands in Libya that should spur the international community to “step in vigorously” to end the crackdown against anti-government protesters in the North African …Continue Reading
UN rights chief: reports of mass killings in Libya
The U.N.’s top human rights official says there are reports of mass killings of thousands in Libya that should spur the international community to “step in vigorously” to end the crackdown against anti-government protesters in the North African country.Continue Reading
UN rights body mulls further isolating Libya
The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday began an emergency session on Libya to decide whether to condemn and ostracize the North African country for its crackdown on anti-government protesters.Continue Reading
UN rights body mulls further isolating Libya
The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday began an emergency session on Libya to decide whether to condemn and ostracize the North African country for its crackdown on anti-government protesters.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Ensure Rights of Freed Political Prisoners
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Yemen: Two Protesters Die in Sanaa, Aden
(Sanaa) – A second protester died on February 23, 2011, from an attack by provocateurs on anti-government demonstrators at Sanaa University the night before, Human Rights Watch said today. Another protester died shortly after the Sanaa attack.
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Philippine human rights victims to receive compensation 25 years after dictator’s ouster
MANILA, Philippines – About 7,500 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ regime will receive compensation for their suffering starting next week, 25 years after a peaceful revolt forced Marcos into exile in Haw…Continue Reading
Yemen: Bring Attackers on Rights Group’s Guard to Justice
(New York) – The Yemeni government should bring to justice the armed men who attacked a guard providing security at a local human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today.
The attack raised broader concerns for the security of human right…Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: Leaders Should Prevent Abuses by Their Forces
(Dakar) – Leaders from both sides of the worsening political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire should take all necessary steps to prevent abuses by their forces, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Zimbabwe: Free Activists Charged for Viewing Mideast Video
(Johannesburg) – Authorities controlled by the Zimbabwe African National Union- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), the dominant party in Zimbabwe’s power-sharing government, should drop politically motivated charges and release activists arrested for viewing a…Continue Reading
Malaysia: Allow Anti-Racism March
(New York) – Malaysia’s home affairs minister should overturn a decision by local police to deny a permit for the Solidarity March Against Racism sponsored by two ethnic Indian rights groups, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 24, 2011, the Dan…Continue Reading
Iraq: Police Allow Gangs to Attack Protesters
(New York) – Iraqi police allowed dozens of assailants to beat and stab peaceful protesters in Baghdad on February 21, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces have an obligation to protect the right to assemble peacefully and to use only t…Continue Reading
Indonesia: For Ahmadiyah, the Official Line Kills
Militant Islamist groups clearly feel emboldened by the police’s failure to respond to attacks against religious minorities. This effective impunity, combined with the government’s support for an anti-Ahmadiya…Continue Reading
Indonesia: For Ahmadiyah, the Official Line Kills
Last July, violence erupted when municipal police and hundreds of people organized by militant Islamist groups tried to break into an Ahmadiyah mosque in Manis Lor village, West Java.
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Civil Society: UN General Assembly should suspend Libya’s UN Human Rights Council membership
As nongovernmental organizations from all regions of the world working in the field of human rights, we call upon the United Nations General Assembly to immediately suspend the rights of membership of the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya…Continue Reading