US: Harsh Conditions for Young Lifers
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The approximately 2,570 youth offenders serving life without parole sentences in adult US prisons experience conditions that violate fundamental human rights. The United States is the on…Continue Reading
Iraq’s speaker criticises human rights violation
Baghdad, Jan 3 (IANS) Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi Monday criticised the massive human rights violations in the country.Continue Reading
10 pct of Libyan seats reserved for women: draft law
Ten percent of the seats in a proposed Libyan constituent assembly will be reserved for women, a draft electoral law published on Monday said, triggering harsh reaction from a human rights watchdog.Continue Reading
Iraq official warns of abuse of security forces
Iraq’s parliament speaker warned Monday that human rights violations are putting the country’s fragile democracy at risk, the latest pronouncement in a rapidly developing sectarian spat that threatens to destabilize the country after U.S. troops pulled…Continue Reading
Sunni leader slams Iraq rights problems
Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi slammed the human rights situation in Iraq on Monday, arguing that “massive” violations were destroying its democracy just as it grapples with a festering political row.Continue Reading
Egypt denies trying to stifle human rights movement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's government on Sunday denied accusations from human rights groups that it was trying to smother some of the ruling military council's most vocal opponents when it raided the offices of 17 non-governmental organisations …Continue Reading
Sunni leader slams Iraq rights problems
Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi slammed the human rights situation in Iraq on Monday, arguing that “massive” violations were destroying its democracy just as it grapples with a festering political row.Continue Reading
Rights report: Mexican feds tortured 5 suspects
Mexican human rights authorities say five men detained in the killings of two agents and a car-bomb attack in Ciudad Juarez were tortured by federal police to confess their roles in the crimes.Continue Reading
Egypt denies trying to stifle human rights movement
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's government on Sunday denied accusations from human rights groups that it was trying to smother some of the ruling military council's most vocal opponents when it raided the offices of 17 non-governmental organisations …Continue Reading
Indonesian minister uneasy over ‘unhealthy’ use of SNS, promises no HR violations
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin says the ministry will help disseminate information to the public about how to use social media in accordance with the 2008 Information and Electronic Transaction Law.Continue Reading
Indonesian minister uneasy over ‘unhealthy’ use of SNS, promises no HR violations
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Law and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin says the ministry will help disseminate information to the public about how to use social media in accordance with the 2008 Information and Electronic Transaction Law.Continue Reading
Ireland plans UN Rights Council bid
Ireland is to seek election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time, based on its commitment to justice and peace, Enda Kenny said.Continue Reading
EU worried at Egypt raids of human rights groups
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday police raids of pro-democracy and human rights groups’ offices in Egypt amounted to an “open demonstration of force” and urged the authorities to support civil society. Egyptian prosecutors and pol…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Renewed Protests Defy Ban
Saudi reform advocates have staged several protests since mid-December, 2011, despite a categorical ban on protests issued last March.. In Riyadh, Buraida, and Qatif, security forces immediately arrested the prote…Continue Reading
Human Rights activist Ni refutes fraud in Beijing Court
Beijing, Dec 30 (ANI): Chinese Human Rights activist Ni Yulan, who has been charged with fraud and accused of making false statements to obtain payment, has pleaded not guilty in a Beijing Court.Continue Reading