UK pushing Europe to get human rights powers back
Britain is moving to drastically water down the powers of the European court of human rights, a leaked document shows.Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Homeowners Evicted for City Beautification
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(Baku) – The government of Azerbaijan has forcibly evicted homeowners and demolished their homes for urban development projects in Baku, the capital, Human Rights Watch said in a repor…Continue Reading
Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc to Receive 29th Niwano Peace Prize
TOKYO, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 29th Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Rosalina Tuyuc Velasquez of Guatemala in recognition of her extraordinary and dogged work …Continue Reading
Malaysia: ‘Sexual Diversity’ Festival Ban Needs Court Review
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The Malaysian government should not seek to block judicial review of the 2011 ban on the Seksualiti Merdeka (“Sexual Diversity”) festival. The Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear the c…Continue Reading
Justices Divided on Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations
Supreme Court Justices seemed divided today in a case regarding whether corporations can be held liable in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad. At issue is a case brought by 12 Nigerian plaintiffs against a subsidiary of Shell Oil….Continue Reading
Supreme Court hears corporate human rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A number of Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism on Tuesday that corporations can be sued in the United States for alleged complicity in human rights abuses abroad, a case with important financial, legal and international …Continue Reading
Syria walks out of UN human rights debate
Syria boycotted a UN debate on the human rights situation in the violence-wracked country on Tuesday, while its ally Russia urged Damascus to cooperate with efforts to allow in humanitarian aid.Continue Reading
US top court hears corporate human rights case
* Shell accused of aiding Nigerian human rights abuses * Reach of 1789 law used to sue corporations * Supreme Court's ruling expected by the end of June WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A number of SupremeCourt …Continue Reading
Syria walks out of UN human rights debate
Syria walked out of a UN debate on the human rights situation in the violence-wracked country on Tuesday, while its ally Russia urged Damascus to cooperate with efforts to allow in humanitarian aid.Continue Reading
Quatorze hommes ont disparu en Mauritanie
Par May Carolan, coordinatrice chargée des communications pour la campagne Sécurité et droits humains d’Amnesty International
Des policiers sont venus à 3 heures du matin ; leurs visages étaient dissimulés et ils avaient une lis…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Hundreds Railroaded in Unjust Trials
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Bahrain has routinely convicted hundreds of opposition activists and others of politically motivated charges in unfair trials. The government should void the convictions in trials before…Continue Reading
Russia: Protests Go on Peacefully
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February 27 Update
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New York: Investigate Police Surveillance of Muslims
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New York authorities should fully investigate New York City police for violating religious freedom in their surveillance of Muslim “communities of interest.” The New York State Attor…Continue Reading
Iraq film festival aims to promote human rights
A human rights film festival held in Baghdad is aiming to educate and mobilise citizens at a time when Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has been accused of sliding toward authoritarianism.Continue Reading
Human Rights Film Festival to Launch in Montreal
TORONTO , Feb. 27, 2012 /CNW/ – JHR (Journalists for Human Rights) has partnered with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) to bring DocFest to Montreal . DocFest is an annual film festival coordinated …Continue Reading