Angola to free four jailed for attack on Togo team
Angola will release four human rights activists jailed in the wake of a deadly attack on Togo’s football team during the Africa Cup of Nations in January, a top justice official said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Amnesty International on tour with U2: 31,000 signatures collected as antipodean leg finishes
By Lucy Macnamara, Demand Dignity Campaign Co-ordinator at Amnesty International
I’m writing this at the Subiaco Oval stadium in Perth, watching as the vast spaceship that is U2’s concert stage is assembled for the last time on this leg of the …Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Stop Deporting Somalis to Mogadishu
(New York) – The government of Saudi Arabia should immediately stop deporting Somalis to war-torn Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said today.
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DDoS Attacks Continue to Plague Human Rights Sites
WikiLeaks and Operation Payback have put distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the news recently, but independent media and human rights Web sites have been battling these attacks on a consistent basis and there’s no easy way to stop them fro…Continue Reading
Angola to free four jailed for attack on Togo team
Angola will release four human rights activists jailed in the wake of a deadly attack on Togo’s football team during the Africa Cup of Nations in January, a top justice official said Wednesday.Continue Reading
UN resolution condemns North Korea over rights
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution Tuesday condemning and expressing deep concern over human rights violations in North Korea.Continue Reading
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights Response to Meeting With Representatives of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwire – 12/21/10) – Stuart Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), met Saturday December 18, 2010 with members of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Canadian Ethnocult…Continue Reading
Questions and Answers on Restrictions on Religious Dress and Symbols in Europe
A growing number of European countries have passed or are contemplating restrictions on religious dress in public places. The impetus for these restrictions is the debate in Europe about the wearing of Muslim veils. The debate reflects tensions in incr…Continue Reading
UK trained Bangladesh police ‘killers’
Britain trained an elite police force in Bangladesh accused of killings and human rights violations according to WikiLeaks.Continue Reading
Mexico: Ruling Calls for Military Justice Overhaul
(Washington, DC) – A judgment by the Inter-American Court on December 20, 2010, underscores Mexico’s obligation to stop using the military justice system for human rights abuses by the military, Human Rights Watch said today.
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How we helped raise awareness of gender violence!
By Valentine Sebile, coordinator of Amnesty International’s 16 Days of Activism campaign
The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign aimed at raising awareness of gender-based violence. It started on 25 November and ended on Friday 10 Decem…Continue Reading
Practice of Pre-trial Detention and the Role of Prosecutors in Jordan
H.E. Hisham al-Tall
Minister of Justice
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Your Excellency,
Human Rights Watch writes to urge you to review the routine practice of prosecutors to remand criminal suspects in pre-trial custody without conducting a fa…Continue Reading
Belarus: End Arrests; Free Peaceful Protesters
The Belarusian authorities should immediately halt the arbitrary arrests of opposition leaders and supporters, secure the prompt release of all arbitrarily detained, and ensure the safety of those lawfully in custody, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Couples in human rights challenge
A legal bid to overturn bans on gay civil marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships is due to be launched at the European Court of Human Rights.Continue Reading
Honduras: Prosecute Post-Coup Abuses
Honduran authorities should take concrete steps to end impunity for abuses committed after the country’s 2009 coup, and to curb ongoing attacks against journalists, human rights defenders, and political activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report re…Continue Reading