Clinton urges Bahrain to do more on human rights
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Bahrain to take further steps to tackle human rights issues in talks here with Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.Continue Reading
European court refuses Abu Qatada appeal
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada on Wednesday lost his bid to make a final appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against a British deportation order, effectively clearing the way for the U.K. to resume efforts to expel him to Jordan.Continue Reading
Algeria: Crackdown on Protest as Election Nears
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Algerian authorities have used arrests and other tactics to keep people from demonstrating in the capital in the period leading up to the May 10, 2012 elections. Security forces are deta…Continue Reading
US: House Bill Puts Immigrant Women at Risk
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The full US House of Representatives should reject a dangerous version of a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Human Rights Watch said today. The bill would undermine t…Continue Reading
UN expert 'very concerned' about Phnom Penh evictees
A UN human rights envoy on Wednesday expressed serious concerns about the plight of more than 100 families living in squalor in the Cambodian capital after a violent forced eviction at the hands of the police.Continue Reading
Indonesia's human rights body reveals evidence of killings in 60s
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it has evidence that government officials were involved in the systematic prosecution of members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) following the abortive 1…Continue Reading
Indonesia's human rights body reveals evidence of killings in 60s
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it has evidence that government officials were involved in the systematic prosecution of members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) following the abortive 1…Continue Reading
Indonesia's human rights body reveals evidence of killings in 60s
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it has evidence that government officials were involved in the systematic prosecution of members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) following the abortive 1…Continue Reading
South Africa judge orders prosecutors to probe possible human rights violations in Zimbabwe
PRETORIA, South Africa – A South African judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government committed human rights abuses, saying it would benefit Zimbabweans tortured in their homeland and South Af…Continue Reading
Russia: Investigate Police Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters
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Russian authorities should promptly and effectively investigate reports of excessive use of force against protesters and arbitrary detentions during and following a protest on May 6, 201…Continue Reading
Baku laments criticism on rights record ahead of Eurovision
Azerbaijan on Tuesday defended its human rights record and accused "jealous" forces of seeking to tarnish the country's image as it prepares to host the Eurovision song contest.Continue Reading
Human rights violations rise
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Human rights violations have increased in the country by over 13,000 in the last three years, with most cases reported from Uttar Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha Tuesday.Continue Reading
من قلب القمع في سوريا: ‘وجدتُ أبنائي محترقين في الشارع’
أم وجدت جثث أبناءها الثلاثة في الشارع، محترقين حتى الموت من قبل الجيش النظامي، بعد ساعة من أخذهم من بيوتهم. ©Amnesty International
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South Africa judge orders prosecutors to probe possible human rights violations in Zimbabwe
PRETORIA, South Africa – A South African judge says his country should investigate charges that officials in neighbouring Zimbabwe are responsible for grave human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Recently Arrested Human Rights Activist Nabeel Rajab Gave Exclusive Interview to Julian Assange; Watch "The World …
MOSCOW, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Two Arab Spring revolutionaries, Nabeel Rajab and Alaa Abd al-Fattah explain why the reform movements stalled in Bahrain and have destabilized in Egypt on the May 8th …Continue Reading