Russia: Harassment of Critics
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Russian authorities are cracking down on government critics at the same time as they are tolerating large public protests.
(Moscow) – Russian authorities are crac…Continue Reading
California: Over 300 Youth Face Life Without Parole
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Approximately 300 youth offenders have been sentenced to die in California’s prisons for crimes committed when they were teenagers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. …Continue Reading
UN rights chief voices concern over Internet restrictions
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed concern about Internet restrictions and the arbitrary detention of bloggers.Continue Reading
Maldives security forces assault women protesters
By Amnesty International staff
A group of peaceful women protesters who wanted to mark their opposition to the Maldives’ new president found themselves on the receiving end of a violent assault.
Charged with batons and doused with pepper spray by t…Continue Reading
DR Congo: Q&A on the First Verdict at the International Criminal Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its first verdict on March 14, 2012, in the case of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Dyilo was the first person arrested and…Continue Reading
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