Sri Lanka: Military Conference to Whitewash War Crimes
(New York) – Governments should decline the invitation to attend a Sri Lankan military conference that seeks to legitimize the unlawful killing of thousands of civilians during the armed conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Hu…Continue Reading
UN questions legality of Malaysia refugee swap
The United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights has questioned Australia’s asylum seeker deal with Malaysia, saying the plan could violate international law.Continue Reading
US: Supreme Court Affirms Abused Prisoners’ Right to Remedy
(Washington) - The US Supreme Court on May 23, 2011, endorsed the constitutional right of prisoners to be free of cruel and unusual conditions of confinement and the government’s responsibility to provide a remedy for violations of that right.
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Saudi Arabia: Free Woman Who Dared to Drive
King Abdullah should immediately order the release of Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested on the morning of May 22, 2011, after she defied the kingdom’s de facto ban on driving by women.
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Saudi Arabia: Free Woman Who Dared to Drive
King Abdullah should immediately order the release of Manal al-Sharif, who was arrested on the morning of May 22, 2011, after she defied the kingdom’s de facto ban on driving by women.
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The UAE’s Silenced Spring
Numerous death threats, his employer’s demand to transfer out of the country and a middle-of-the-night visit from state security forces were not enough to intimidate the prominent Emirati rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who recently called for political…Continue Reading
The UAE’s Silenced Spring
Numerous death threats, his employer’s demand to transfer out of the country and a middle-of-the-night visit from state security forces were not enough to intimidate the prominent Emirati rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who recently called for political…Continue Reading
The UAE’s Silenced Spring
Numerous death threats, his employer’s demand to transfer out of the country and a middle-of-the-night visit from state security forces were not enough to intimidate the prominent Emirati rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, who recently called for political…Continue Reading
Rights tribunal refuses to toss aboriginal woman’s complaint against bar
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says an aboriginal woman who claims a nightclub bouncer denied her entry because she was wearing moccasins and then told her there were no buffalo to hunt inside can proceed with her complaint against the esta…Continue Reading
By blocking Syria from membership, Obama administration helps a UN body gain credibility
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration claimed a quiet diplomatic victory after a frantic but largely invisible campaign to keep Syria from winning a seat on the United Nations body charged with policing international human rights.Continue Reading
Tough diplomacy: US forces Syrian retreat at UN
The Obama administration claimed a quiet diplomatic victory after a frantic but largely invisible campaign to keep Syria from winning a seat on the United Nations body charged with policing international human rights.Continue Reading
Nice Sentiments from Obama, but the Immigration System Needs Fixing Now
When President Obama made a renewed call for immigration reform, he rightly noted that the system is “broken.” But the inaction of Congress does not absolve the president from his responsibility to take steps with…Continue Reading
Nice Sentiments from Obama, but the Immigration System Needs Fixing Now
When President Obama made a renewed call for immigration reform, he rightly noted that the system is “broken.” But the inaction of Congress does not absolve the president from his responsibility to take steps with…Continue Reading
Rights body seeks general amnesty for WB political prisoners
Kolkata, May 23 (PTI) A human rights body today urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to consider for general amnesty for political prisoners instead of a case by case review.”There should be a general amnesty for political prisoners and tha…Continue Reading
UN envoy: Myanmar does little to stop rights abuse
The United Nations’ human rights envoy to Myanmar said Monday that the country’s nascent civilian government has done little to address widespread abuses, including forced labor and extrajudicial killings, since replacing the ruling junta in March.Continue Reading