Côte d’Ivoire: Positive Steps Help Combat Roadblock Extortion
The government of Côte d’Ivoire should be commended for taking action against security forces who extort money at roadblocks. Human Rights Watch called on the government to extend its efforts to secondary roads…Continue Reading
More unnamed graves investigated in Indian Kashmir
A state-run human rights commission has broadened its investigation into unmarked graves in the Indian portion of Kashmir to include thousands more in two additional districts, officials said Friday.Continue Reading
Unmarked graves in Indian Kashmir to be probed
A state-run human rights commission has broadened its investigation into unmarked graves in the Indian portion of Kashmir to include thousands more in two additional districts, officials said Friday.Continue Reading
شهادات من البحرين: ذكريات زوجة ناشط مسجون
بقلم خديجة الموسوي، زوجة المدافع عن حقوق الإنسان السجين عبد الهادي الخواجا
كان يوم جمعة عندما تجمعنا في شقة ابنتي فاطمة كعائلة – نأكل معContinue Reading
شهادات من البحرين: مستشفى تحت الحصار
بقلم عامل طبي من مجمع السلمانية الطبي في المنامة
الثلاثاء 17 مارس/آذار 2011
في صباح اليوم الذي أعقب إعلان الحكم العسكري في البحرين، ذهبت إلContinue Reading
Uganda Bombings Suspects Convicted; Human Rights Activist Freed
Two men have pleaded guilty for their role in the World Cup bomb attacks in Uganda and were convicted. Ugandans Edris Nsubuga and Muhamoud Mugisha were convicted respectively of terrorism and conspiracy to commit terrorism. They will be sentenced on Fr…Continue Reading
“Sleepless nights”: Dale Farm residents live in fear of forced eviction
By Kartik Raj, Amnesty International’s UK campaigner
On Saturday, an Amnesty colleague and I visited the Irish Traveller site at Dale Farm, down a bumpy farm road outside Basildon in Essex. Hundreds of residents and supporters marched peace…Continue Reading
ICC: Case Selection Leaves Unfinished Business
The delivery of justice at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is at risk despite progress by the ICC prosecutor. With the appointment of a new prosecutor by year’s end and new cases in Libya, the ICC pro…Continue Reading
Syria: Red Crescent Workers Under Attack
A merciless attack on a Red Crescent ambulance is the latest evidence of grave danger to humanitarian workers in the embattled Syrian city of Homs.
(New York) – A merciless attack on a Red …Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Appeals Hearing Should Vindicate Labor Rights
The upcoming appeal hearing for a labor union lawyer should comply with international fair trial standards and uphold legal protection for legitimate trade union activity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Libya: Mass Grave Yields 34 Bodies
Thirty-four bodies exhumed from a mass grave near the town of al-Qawalish in western Libya seem to be those of men detained by pro-Gaddafi forces in early June 2011.
(Tripoli) – Thirty-four…Continue Reading
Angola: Free Demonstrators Unfairly Convicted
The Angolan authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges against 18 people who were convicted after unfair trials for their participation in an anti-government demonstration in Luanda. …Continue Reading
Vietnamese Writers Honored for Commitment to Rights
Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award recognizing writers who demonstrate courage and conviction in the face of …Continue Reading
Asia Pulp & Paper Follows UN Lead, Commits to First-Ever Human Rights Audit
Asia Pulp & Paper Group is initiating its first-ever comprehensive human rights audit across the company’s Indonesian operations, heeding the United Nations call for the global protection of human rights by businesses around the world.Continue Reading
Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Expression
Forty-eight writers from 24 countries have received 2011 Hellman/Hammett grants for their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of persecution.
(New York) – Forty-eig…Continue Reading