Rights – not criminalization – for girls and women, says UN health expert
By Stephanie Schlitt, Amnesty International’s Researcher and Policy Advisor on Gender
Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, the UN’s expert on the right to health, Anand Grover, will present a ground-breaking report. The report exposes how…Continue Reading
Libya urged to investigate Gaddafi supporters’ "execution"
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – A human rights group called on Monday for an investigation into a suspected mass execution of 53 Gaddafi supporters and urged Libyan authorities to crack down on violence or other crimes by fighters who helped oust the former L…Continue Reading
Fired while pregnant, woman lodges complaint
The P.E.I. Human Rights Commission will hold a panel hearing into a complaint from a Charlottetown woman who says she was fired from a local hotel shortly after she told her supervisor she was pregnant.Continue Reading
Rights group finds mass grave in Gadhafi hometown
A human rights groups says it has discovered 53 decomposing bodies, apparently of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, some of whom may have been executed by revolutionary forces.Continue Reading
Human rights group says 53 bodies found of Gadhafi loyalists, says some may have been executed
TRIPOLI, Libya – A human rights groups says it has discovered 53 decomposing bodies, apparently of Moammar Gadhafi loyalists, some of whom may have been executed by revolutionary forces.Continue Reading
Libya: Apparent Execution of 53 Gaddafi Supporters
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Fifty-three people, apparent Gaddafi supporters, seem to have been executed at a hotel in Sirte last week. The hotel is in an area of the city that was under the control of anti-Gaddafi …Continue Reading
Panetta to focus on military ties with Indonesia
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his Indonesian counterpart on Sunday will discuss the two countries’ growing military ties after more than a decade-long suspension by Washington over human rights issues, a senior US official said.Continue Reading
Gaddafi’s killing may be war crime: group
A human rights group says the killing of Muammar Gaddafi may qualify as a war crime, under international law.Continue Reading
Protecting human rights as Tunisians finally vote for change
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Response Advisor, in Tunis
There is much excitement and hope, and apprehension too, here in Tunisia on the eve of the first real multi-party elections in the country’s history. This vo…Continue Reading
Clinton pushes rights in ex-Soviet Central Asia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Uzbek President Islam Karimov on human rights and thanked him for supporting US troops in Afghanistan, during a visit to the strategically-located ex-Soviet state.Continue Reading
Yukon Human Rights Commission takes aim at rental ads
The wording of some ads placed by landlords could be considered discriminatory under the Human Rights Act, says the commission.Continue Reading
Libya: Investigate Deaths of Gaddafi and Son
The National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya should promptly open an independent and impartial investigation with international participation into the deaths of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mu…Continue Reading
Clinton highlights Afghan security, human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Central Asian nations on Saturday to play a role in securing and rebuilding war-torn Afghanistan, promoting the concept of a “new Silk Road” that would benefit the entire region.Continue Reading
SAC Welcomes Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Statement Condemning Syrian Government Violence
The Syrian American Council (SAC) welcomed a statement made by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Monday condemning the Syrian government’s continued human rights violations and urging international action to stop them. The statement was issue…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Medics Describe Torture in Detention
Medical staff convicted by a military court of alleged serious crimes during the period of anti-government protests in Bahrain in early 2011 were subjected to abuse and torture in detention. Given the fundamental …Continue Reading