Central Asia: Clinton Should Set Record Straight on Rights
United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should make clear to the leaders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan during her upcoming visits that improving their poor human rights records is a key component of…Continue Reading
Libya: New Era Needs Focus on Rights
The end of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule over Libya offers a unique opportunity for the country to end an extraordinarily longera of human rights abuses. Media reports say forces of the National Transitional Coun…Continue Reading
Tunisia: Affirm Human Rights in New Constitution
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Many parties competing in Tunisia’s election for a constituent assembly on October 23, 2011, believe that basic freedoms should be protected, but they disagree about circumstances …Continue Reading
Judge: UK Not Bound By Human Rights Court
The most senior judge in England and Wales has said British courts do not need to abide by the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.Continue Reading
Iran slams U.N. human rights report; attacks U.S., Britain
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
Iran slams U.N. human rights report; attacks U.S., Britain
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
Iran slams U.N. human rights report; attacks U.S., Britain
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
Belarus KGB Powers Grow Despite Accusations of Torture
During the same week that the Belarus secret police known as the KGB gained new privileges, such as being able to break into residences and offices, Human Rights Watch released a memorandum voicing concerns over allegations of torture. The memorandum, …Continue Reading
Iran slams U.N. human rights report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
‘Serious’ rights violations persist in Myanmar: UN
Serious human rights violations persist in Myanmar despite a mass amnesty for more than 6,300 prisoners including some political opponents, the UN rights envoy to the country said Wednesday.Continue Reading
An Interview with Kerry Kennedy, President of the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights, on the Launch of Health …
Recently, I interviewed Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, about the recent launch of Health eVillages. This initiative aims to bring mobile medical reference and decision support technology to clinic…Continue Reading
Venezuela: End Harassment of TV Station
The draconian fine imposed on Venezuelan television station Globovisión for reporting on a prison riot harms freedom of expression in the country. The administrative action against the only television channel ava…Continue Reading
NAAMA Decries Violence in Arab Countries Against Volunteer Human Rights Workers and Medical Professionals
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — As an organization of Arab American physicians and health professionals dedicated to healing and to the preservation of life, the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) …Continue Reading
‘Big lies’ in UN rights report on Iran: judiciary chief
A new UN report criticising Iran’s human rights record contains “big lies” and is biased, the chief of the Islamic republic’s judicial system said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Iran orders human rights investigation against U.S.
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary ordered an investigation on Wednesday into human rights crimes committed by the United States — a defiant response to a UN report on its own alleged rights violations and to the U.S. charge that Tehran planned to ki…Continue Reading