African Union court on human rights orders Libya to stop killing, report back to court
NAIROBI, Kenya – Africa’s highest court on human rights has ordered Libya to immediately cease any action that would result in the loss of life. The order also compels Libya to report to the Tanzania-based court within two weeks.Continue Reading
Italian island turns to nightmare for stranded Africans
By Charlotte Phillips, one of Amnesty International’s delegates currently on Lampedusa
The negligence of the Italian authorities has turned the island of Lampedusa into the site of a humanitarian crisis.
In the last few weeks and months, thousands …Continue Reading
U2 360 tour – Chile
Lucy Macnamara, Communications Manager, Art for Amnesty
I’m back with Amnesty International on the U2 360 tour, kicking off the first concert of the Latin America leg here at the Estadio Nacioal in Santiago, Chile. It’s an infamous stadium with a…Continue Reading
Iraq: Closing Torture Prison Won’t End Abuse
(Baghdad) – Iraq’s announcement on March 14, 2011, that it will close the Camp Honor detention center after a parliamentary committee uncovered torture there is a positive move but only a first step, Human Rights Watch said today. A pressing need remai…Continue Reading
Libia: La población civil de Ajdabiya habla de sus muertos entre los escombros
Por Donatella Rovera,
investigadora de Amnistía Internacional para situaciones de crisis
Ajdabiya, 30 de marzo de 2011
En una visita de dos días a Ajdabiya conocí a Adam al Tarhouni que me contó cómo su padre Miftah, de 67 años de edad, y su her…Continue Reading
Report: Respect for human rights in Bulgaria has declined substantially
SOFIA, Bulgaria – A human rights watchdog says respect for human rights in Bulgaria declined substantially last year.Continue Reading
Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-Regional Committee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, was arbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a public rally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-RegionalCommittee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, wasarbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a publicrally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Kenya: Stop Deporting Somalis Fleeing Conflict
(Nairobi) – Kenya should immediately stop deporting back to Somalia civilians fleeing the conflict there, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenya should allow humanitarian agencies to assist Somalis displaced by fighting and should not close makeshift cam…Continue Reading
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: African Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against a State
(London) – The Libyan government should immediately comply with the first binding ruling against a state by the newly operational African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights (EIPR), Human Rights Watch, and Int…Continue Reading
Syria’s Assad Faces Human Rights Protesters
President Basher Assad of Syria, faced with the sort of popular uprising that has toppled governments across the Middle East, addressed his people today in which he offered no concessions and blamed the protests on “conspirators.”Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading