Speak up on human rights
Tasmania’s anti-discrimination commissioner wants the community to have its say on the State’s proposed charter of human rights.Continue Reading
Belarusian human rights group reports police raid
A human rights group in Belarus said Wednesday police have raided its office and detained its director, the latest in a wave of actions against activists and opposition supporters in the authoritarian country.Continue Reading
Belarusian human rights group reports police raid
A human rights group in Belarus says police have raided its office and detained its director, the latest in a wave of actions against activists and opposition supporters in the authoritarian country.Continue Reading
Security forces kill 1 in Ivory Coast attack
The head of the U.N.’s human rights office in Ivory Coast says at least one person was killed and as many as 130 arrested during an early morning raid on the headquarters of a party allied with the internationally recognized winner of last month’s pres…Continue Reading
US regrets OSCE office closure in Belarus
The United States on Monday sharply criticized Belarus for ordering the closure of the OSCE office in Minsk, saying it was a “step backwards” for democracy and human rights in the country.Continue Reading
US regrets OSCE office closure in Belarus
The United States on Monday sharply criticized Belarus for closing the OSCE office in Minsk, saying it was a “step backwards” for democracy and human rights in the country.Continue Reading
A Young Man’s Desperation Challenges Tunisia’s Repression
On Dec. 17, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old university Tunisian graduate who took to selling vegetables when he was unable to find work, set himself on fire after police confiscated his unlicensed vegetable cart. His desperate act has caused a spontane…Continue Reading
US: Illinois Should Abolish the Death Penalty
Dear President Cullerton, Senator Radogno, Speaker Madigan, and Representative Cross:
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UN focuses on human rights abuses in Ivory Coast
The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections.Continue Reading
UN focuses on human rights abuses in Ivory Coast
The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections.Continue Reading
U.N. Ivory Coast mission to probe reported abuses
A U.N. investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Ivory Coast will be fruitless without the cooperation of authorities loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, an official in his administration said on Sunday.Continue Reading
U.N. Ivory Coast mission to probe reported abuses
A U.N. investigation into alleged human rights abuses in Ivory Coast will be fruitless without the cooperation of authorities loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo, an official in his administration said on Sunday.Continue Reading
UN focuses on human rights abuses in Ivory Coast
The United Nations said it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections.Continue Reading
U.N. Ivory Coast mission to probe reported abuses
U.N. peacekeepers in Ivory Coast have been instructed to visit areas where human rights abuses are alleged to have taken place and record any violations, the United Nations said.Continue Reading
UN focuses on human rights abuses in Ivory Coast
The United Nations said that it will do everything it can to locate areas where human rights abuses have allegedly occurred in Ivory Coast following disputed presidential elections.Continue Reading