Cast Aside in Kuwait
As people across the Middle East took to the streets demanding their rights this spring, they were joined by one group in Kuwait who have no rights at all. The stateless Bidun came together after Friday prayers in…Continue Reading
Europe must reaffirm its commitment to the rights of refugees and migrants
By Sherif Elsayed-Ali, Head of Refugee and Migrants’ Rights at Amnesty International
Some 150 bodies were found in the sea off the Tunisian Kerkennah islands only a few weeks ago. These bodies were of people who fled the violent conflict in Li…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Don’t Stifle Dissent
(New York) – Two resolutions recently adopted by the Kyrgyz parliament could undermine freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter to parliamentary leaders on June 21, 2011, Human Rights Watch urged them to rescind t…Continue Reading
Letter to African Union Chairperson Jean Ping on the 17th AU Summit
H.E. Dr. Jean Ping
Chairperson, African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Your Excellency,
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Defectors report N.Korea jail abuse
A group of 14 North Korean defectors on Tuesday filed a petition with South Korea’s human rights watchdog over abuses they allegedly suffered in two North Korean prisons, a spokesman said.Continue Reading
Libya: Government Using Landmines in Nafusa Mountains
Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landmines in at least one location in the Nafusa Mountains.
(Cairo) – Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landm…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Letter to the Kyrgyz Parliament regarding Recent Resolutions
Mr. Akhmatbek Keldibekovich Keldibekov
Speaker, Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
Zhogorku Kenesh
Pr. Chui 205
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Dear Mr. Speaker,
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Es hora de ayudar a los refugiados “por partida doble” de Choucha (Túnez)
Por Charlotte Phillips, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre los derechos de las personas refugiadas y migrantes
La vida en el campo de Choucha es difícil. Situado en el desierto tunecino, no lejos de la frontera con Libia, el abrasador s…Continue Reading
Iran frees jailed human rights activist
Iran has freed human rights campaigner Emadeddin Baghi after he served a year-long jail term on charges of spreading “propaganda against the regime,” Arman daily reported Tuesday, quoting his lawyer.Continue Reading
Iran frees jailed human rights activist
Iran has freed human rights campaigner Emadeddin Baghi after he served a year-long jail term on charges of spreading “propaganda against the regime,” Arman daily reported Tuesday, quoting his lawyer.Continue Reading
UP Human Rights Commission seeks reply from Mayawati Govt. on rape cases
Lucknow, June 21 (ANI): With the sudden spurt in crimes against women in Uttar Pradesh shocking the nation, the State Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Mayawati Government and different district officials, and sought a reply from them b…Continue Reading
Encuentro con la población siria atrapada “al otro lado”
Por Neil Sammonds, investigador de Amnistía Internacional sobre Siria.
Tras mis continuos intentos fallidos por reunirme con ciudadanos sirios desplazados a ambos lados de la frontera con Turquía, me di cuenta de que la única forma que tenía de i…Continue Reading
Full investigation needed into alleged Sri Lankan war crimes
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Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures’ Whereabouts
(New York) – Yemeni authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a southern Yemeni opposition leader and his son who were forcibly disappeared in February 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China: Do Not Host Sudanese President
(New York) – The Chinese government’s invitation to Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is an affront to victims of heinous crimes committed in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Media reports indicated that al-Bashir will travel to China on June 27,…Continue Reading