Haitian activist, scholar Jean-Claude Bajeux dies
Jean-Claude Bajeux, a former culture minister, scholar and steadfast human rights activist who targeted both Haiti’s long-ruling family dictatorship and the governments that followed, died Friday, a relative said. He was 79.Continue Reading
Haitian activist, scholar Jean-Claude Bajeuz dies
A longtime Haitian human rights activist, scholar and former culture minister has died.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Criminal Trial of Labor Lawyer
The prosecution of a labor union lawyer in western Kazakhstan on criminal charges of “inciting social discord” is incompatible with international human rights law.
August 9, 2011 Update:
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Secretary of State Clinton, Members of U.S. Congress Voice Strong Support for Morocco’s Democratic Reforms
Contact: Garth Neuffer, +1-202-470-2055, gneuffer@moroccanamericancenter.comContinue Reading
Belarus condemned for arresting top rights leader
Officials from the UN and EU on Friday joined calls to Belarus to release the head of a human rights group, who was arrested and charged with crimes punishable by seven years in jail.Continue Reading
Belarus condemned for arresting top rights leader
Officials from the UN and EU on Friday joined calls to Belarus to release the head of a human rights group, who was arrested and charged with crimes punishable by seven years in jail.Continue Reading
Belarus condemned for arresting top rights leader
Officials from the UN and EU on Friday joined calls to Belarus to release the head of a human rights group, who was arrested and charged with crimes punishable by seven years in jail.Continue Reading
Belarus: Leading Rights Defender Detained
Belarusian authorities should immediately free a leading human rights activist, Ales Belyatsky, whom police detained on August 4, 2011, in Minsk on politically motivated allegations of tax evasion.
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Belarus rights group leader faces 7 years in jail
The detained leader of the most prominent human rights group in Belarus faces up to seven years in jail for helping political prisoners and government critics in the authoritarian ex-Soviet nation, the group said Friday.Continue Reading
Philippines’ Untouchable Soldiers
Extrajudicial killings and impunity for members of the military — chronic problems at the heart of Jaime’s harrowing story — do not appear to have been on the agenda when U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clin…Continue Reading
Belarus condemned for arresting top rights leader
Officials from the UN and EU on Friday joined calls to Belarus to release the head of a human rights group, who was arrested and charged with crimes punishable by seven years in jail.Continue Reading
Belarus condemned for arresting top rights leader
Belarus faced global calls Friday to release the head of a top human rights group who was arrested outside his home after months of police pressure and charged with crimes punishable by seven years in jail.Continue Reading
800 killed in Pakistan’s Karachi this year: rights body
Ethnic and politically linked violence in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi has killed 800 people so far this year, the country’s independent human rights organisation said Friday.Continue Reading
Don’t Praise Iran’s War on Drugs
The human cost of Iran’s war on drugs has been extremely high. Over the past 30 years, 3,700 police officers have been killed and tens of thousands injured in anti-narcotics operations.
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India at UNSC: Right foot first
As soon as India assumed the rotating presidency at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this month, the government had the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to human rights.
As soo…Continue Reading