Release of Myanmar political prisoners may be soon
A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling such action may be imminent.Continue Reading
New plea made to free Myanmar political prisoners
A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling that such action may be imminent.Continue Reading
Guinea: Investigate Detention, Intimidation of Activists
The Guinean government should investigate the role of two high-level officials in the apparent illegal detention and intimidation of members of a prominent Guinean human rights group. The actions of the Conakry go…Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: A Move to Consolidate Power
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The constitutional changes that the people of Equatorial Guinea are asked to approve will strengthen the near-absolute powers of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and further depri…Continue Reading
US/UN: Don’t Back Off of Cluster Bomb Ban
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The United States and other countries that have not banned cluster munitions should stop trying to create a new international law explicitly permitting use of some of the weapons. A two-…Continue Reading
Yukon College appeals human rights decision
The Yukon Supreme Court is deciding whether a Human Rights Commission decision against Yukon College should be thrown out on a technicality.Continue Reading
Q&A on Incendiary Weapons and CCW Protocol III
Despite the regulations in Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), incendiary weapons continue to cause needless and unacceptable suffering to civilians in conflicts around the world. These w…Continue Reading
Syrian forces fire on protesters, killing 5
Syrian security forces fired on anti-government protests Friday, killing at least five people as an international human rights group accused the regime of crimes against humanity, activists said.Continue Reading
Syria commits crimes against humanity in Homs: HRW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Friday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch finds evidence of ‘crimes against humanity’ in Syria
BEIRUT – Syrian forces have tortured and killed civilians in the rebellious province of Homs in an assault that indicates crimes against humanity, and the Arab League should suspend Syria’s membership, an international human rights group said Friday.Continue Reading
Syria commits crimes against humanity in Homs: HRW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have carried out crimes against humanity as they try to crush opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the restive province of Homs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Friday.Continue Reading
Syria: Crimes Against Humanity in Homs
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The systematic nature of abuses against civilians in Homs by Syrian government forces, including torture and unlawful killings, indicate that crimes against humanity have been committed….Continue Reading
UAE: Activists Planning Hunger Strike
Five activists jailed seven months ago for “publicly insulting” United Arab Emirates officials plan to begin a hunger strike on November 13, 2011. The activists said the hunger strike will continue until autho…Continue Reading
Alcohol row sparks human rights complaint
An Aboriginal group in the Gippsland town of Bairnsdale has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, as tensions with police reach breaking point.Continue Reading
Yukon College appeals human rights decision
The Yukon Supreme Court is deciding whether a Human Rights Commission decision against Yukon College should be thrown out on a technicality.Continue Reading