Human-rights concerns cloud Harper’s Honduras trade talks
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to Honduras on Friday will be the first state visit by a foreign leader since the country was allowed back into the Organization of American States following a coup that ousted the country’s l…Continue Reading
Human rights groups seek reprieve for Bhullar
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) Several international human rights organizations have come out in support of the demand for the release of Devender Pal Singh Bhullar, who has been sentenced to death for masterminding a terror attack in New Delhi.Continue Reading
What’s Farsi for Schadenfreude? UK critics revel in riot woes
LONDON (Reuters) – From bizarre claims about the use of “mercenaries” to tongue-in-cheek travel advisories, countries long used to Western criticism of their own human rights records are relishing Britain’s embarrassment over the riots sweeping its cit…Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Government Demolishes Human Rights Groups’ Offices
The Azerbaijani authorities, without warning, illegally demolisheda building housing three leading human rights organizations in the capital, Baku, on August 11, 2011.
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Burundi: Stop Harassing Lawyers and Journalists
The Burundi authorities’ arrests of lawyers and intimidation of journalists are cause for concern. Although the release of two of three lawyers arrested since mid-July, 2011, was a positive step, the government …Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: A Death Follows Police Torture
An ethnic Uzbek detained and allegedly tortured by police in southern Kyrgyzstan died on August 9, 2011, two days after he was released from police custody.
(New York) – An ethnic Uzbek det…Continue Reading
SADC: Q&A on The Tribunal
With the 2011 Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government scheduled for August 16 and 17 in Luanda, Angola, these questions and answers are provided to shed more …Continue Reading
The Shrinking World of George W. Bush
Torturers can run but they can’t hide. And regardless of who they are or how powerful, they will be named, shamed and forever pursued.
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What’s Farsi for Schadenfreude? UK critics revel in riot woes
LONDON (Reuters) – From bizarre claims about the use of “mercenaries” to tongue-in-cheek travel advisories, countries long used to Western criticism of their own human rights records are relishing Britain’s embarrassment over the riots sweeping its cit…Continue Reading
UN shares responsibility in famine, experts say
GENEVA, Aug 10 (IPS) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should accept responsibility, on behalf of the world forum, for the famine spreading through eastern Africa, and should call for member countries’ cooperation to overcome the desperate food…Continue Reading
يتعين على مجلس الأمن الدولي التحرك لوضع حد للقمع في سورية
كان مجد الكردي عضواً عادياً في حزب البعث العربي في سورية في بلدة تلكلخ الصغيرة القريبة من الحدود مع لبنان. وفي أحد أيام مايو/أيار، وأثناء م…Continue Reading
UK tells Iran happy to talk human rights after riot criticism
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Britain told Iran on Thursday it was happy to discuss its handling of street unrest after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused its police of “savage” aggression against demonstrators.Continue Reading
Lebanon: Law Reform Targets ‘Honor’ Crimes
Lebanon’s repeal of a criminal code provision that mitigates sentences for so-called honor crimes is an encouraging step to address gender-based violence. The Lebanese parliament should remove and amend othe…Continue Reading
France blasts Vietnam for jailing citizen for blog
The U.S., France and a human rights group have strongly criticized the conviction of a French-Vietnamese math professor who was sentenced to three years in a Vietnamese prison for belonging to a banned pro-democracy group and publishing an anti-Communi…Continue Reading
Pregnancy discrimination concerns human rights agency
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission says it is concerned that one in ten workplace complaints of discrimination are related to pregnancy.Continue Reading