U.N. rights chief mulls Hague court for Syria – envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief is expected to suggest that the U.N. Security Council refer Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters to the International Criminal Court, envoys said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
U.N. rights chief mulls Hague court for Syria – envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief is expected to suggest that the U.N. Security Council refer Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters to the International Criminal Court, envoys said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
U.N. rights chief mulls Hague court for Syria – envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief is expected to suggest that the U.N. Security Council refer Syria’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters to the International Criminal Court, envoys said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
UN rights chief likely to act against Syria
The U.N. human rights chief is likely to call for the Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court for investigation of alleged atrocities against protesters during the five-month uprising, a U.N. diplomat and a U.S. official in …Continue Reading
Vietnam: Free Peaceful Land Rights Activists
The Vietnam government should immediately release four peaceful land rights activists when their appeals cases are heard by the People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on August 18, 2011.
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DR Congo: Pass Mixed Court Law
The Congolese parliament should adopt draft legislation for a specialized mixed court to try those responsible for the worst human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but first it should modify …Continue Reading
Cameroon: Free Men Charged Under ‘Sodomy’ Law
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Three men returning from a bar last month in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, were detained by police because two of them appeared feminine. The three were jailed on July 25, 201…Continue Reading
At least four die as Syria forces suppress dissent
Security forces on Wednesday killed at least four people and made sweeping arrests, activists said, as Western states sought a special session of the UN human rights body on Syria’s crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
Hamas bans Gaza students from studying abroad
A Palestinian human rights group is condemning Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers for preventing teenage students with scholarships to study in the U.S. from leaving the territory.Continue Reading
Malawi: Use Restraint in Upcoming Protests
Police in Malawi should use restraint during future protests to avoid repeating the use of excessive and lethal force that killed 19 people on July 20, 2011. Vigils and demonstrations planned throughout the countr…Continue Reading
Human Rights Concerns Over Riot Punishments
Human rights groups have criticised the severity of some of the sentences handed down to people involved in last week’s riots.Continue Reading
Egypt: Military Intensifies Clampdown on Free Expression
The military prosecutor’s decision to prosecute the youth leader Asamaa Mahfouz for “insulting the military” is a serious escalation of efforts by military leaders to silence critical voices.
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Angola: Stop Blocking Activists at SADC Summit
Angola, the incoming chair of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), should allow regional civil society debate and media coverage of the SADC summit meeting that began in Luanda on August 16, 2011. …Continue Reading
Burmese Army Exploits Prisoners
When I interviewed 20-year-old Tun Tun Aung (not his real name) he had a bullet wound in his shoulder that had shattered his arm. He was shot escaping the Burmese army early this year, after weeks of servic…Continue Reading
Meghalaya’s social activists condemn Hazare’s arrest
Shillong, Aug 16 (IANS) Social activists in Meghalaya Tuesday slammed the central government for arresting Anna Hazare, even as a women’s rights group lodged a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).Continue Reading