Mary Wareham Delivers Statement on National Implementation Measures for the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Mary Wareham, Senior Advisor for the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch, delivered a statement on national implementaiton measures at the Intersessional Standing Committee meetings of the Convention on Cluster Mu…Continue Reading
Clinton pushing human rights on 4-day Europe trip
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has begun a four-day trip to Europe to support international human rights and democracy.Continue Reading
Human Rights Advocates for Victims of Discrimination and Oppression Will Share $500K Gruber International Justice Prize
This year the Gruber Justice Prize honors five recipients who among them have challenged the world’s most common forms of intolerance: racial, ethnic, religious, political, economic and gender-based.Continue Reading
Group says Philippine President Aquino has done little to improve human rights
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has done little during his first year in office to carry out his campaign promise to achieve justice for human rights victims, an activist group said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Group: Philippine president hasn’t improved rights
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has done little during his first year in office to carry out his campaign promise to achieve justice for human rights victims, an activist group said Wednesday.Continue Reading
European human rights court says UK in breach of Convention if deports convicted Somalis
LONDON – Britain will be in breach of the Human Rights Convention if it deports two Somalis convicted of serious criminal offences in the U.K. to their homeland, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.Continue Reading
Mark Hiznay Delivers Statement on Convention on Cluster Munitions Transparency Measures
Mark Hiznay, Senior Researcher in the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch, delivered a statement on transparency measures at the Intersessional Standing Committee meetings of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in…Continue Reading
Cyber bullying likened to human rights abuse
The Australian Human Rights Commission says in the world of the web, cyber bullying is an abuse of human rights.Continue Reading
Zimbabwe: Kimberley Process on the Brink
The decision on June 23, 2011, to allow exports from Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields goes against the very spirit and purpose of the Kimberley Process. Governments and companies should repudiate the decision and…Continue Reading
Rights, trade to dominate Germany-China talks
Germany and China will hold their first joint cabinet meeting Tuesday and ink several lucrative business contracts, but human rights disputes were expected to cast a long shadow over the proceedings.Continue Reading
African Union: Press Senegal to Extradite Habré
(Dakar) – The African Union (AU) should press Senegal to extradite the former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré to Belgium, a coalition of his victims and human rights groups said today.
African heads of state will come together in Equatorial Guinea on …Continue Reading
Malaysia: Free 30 Peaceful Political Activists
(Bangkok) – The Malaysian authorities should order the immediate release of 30 members of the opposition Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) who were pulled off their bus and arrested on the way to a political rally in Penang on June 25, 2011, Human Righ…Continue Reading
Greece: Olympic Host Failing on Disabilities
Greece should take action to improve the rights of people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today. Greece is the host of the Special Olympics summer games, the world’s largest sports organization for chil…Continue Reading
China, Britain boost trade ties
China’s Wen Jiabao and Britain’s David Cameron unveiled trade deals worth £1.4 billion at a summit Monday, but their efforts to boost closer bilateral ties were undermined by differences on Libya and human rights.Continue Reading
China, Britain boost trade ties
China’s Wen Jiabao and Britain’s David Cameron unveiled trade deals worth £1.4 billion at a summit Monday, but their efforts to boost closer bilateral ties were undermined by differences on Libya and human rights.Continue Reading