Human rights groups welcome Polish report on CIA prisons
WARSAW (Reuters) – Human rights campaigners welcomed on Wednesday a report that prosecutors had charged the former head of Poland's intelligence service for helping set up CIA prisons for al Qaeda suspects in the country at the height of the U.S.-l…Continue Reading
Human rights groups welcome Polish report on CIA prisons
WARSAW (Reuters) – Human rights campaigners welcomed on Wednesday a report that prosecutors had charged the former head of Poland's intelligence service for helping set up CIA prisons for al Qaeda suspects in the country at the height of the U.S.-l…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Stop Arbitrary Arrests, Travel Bans on Opposition
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Saudi Arabia should end the arbitrary detention and travel bans inflicted on those who peacefully exercise their freedom of speech or assembly. Several intellectuals remain in detention …Continue Reading
Human rights group accuses U.S. of abuses along Mexico border
(Reuters) – U.S. policing along the Mexico border discriminates against Hispanics and Native Americans and contributes to the deaths of illegal immigrants, according to a study by the human rights group Amnesty International USA. The report, titled &qu…Continue Reading
Halt execution, says Human Rights Watch
New York, March 28 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Wednesday demanded that India should not hang terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana.Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Hundreds of Women, Girls Jailed for ‘Moral Crimes’
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The Afghan government should release the approximately 400 women and girls imprisoned in Afghanistan for “moral crimes.”
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India: Halt Execution of Punjab Bomb Conspirator
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The Indian government should halt the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been on death row since August 2007 for the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
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Senate panel may vote on Russian rights bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights legislation named after an anti-graft lawyer who died in a Russian jail is likely to be considered by a Senate committee this spring, the panel's chairman Senator John Kerry said on Tuesday. The Sergei Magnitsky …Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Allow Peaceful Protests
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Kazakhstan police should respect the fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly and not interfere with peaceful rallies planned for March 24, 2012.
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IMF: Withhold Funds to Angola
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should withhold a scheduled $130 million loan disbursement to the government of Angola until Angolan authorities fully and publicly justify a US$32 …Continue Reading
U.S. ambassador got reports on Syrian opposition abuses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, said on Tuesday he had received reports that armed Syrian opposition groups had engaged in human rights abuses as well as Syrian government forces, and had warned both sides against comm…Continue Reading
US: Implement Farm Safety Rules for Children
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Legislation introduced in the US Congress in March 2012 to block proposed safety rules for child farmworkers will endanger children who work on farms. The Child Labor Coalition (CLC) cal…Continue Reading
US envoy sees likely Syria 'crimes against humanity'
Syria's regime is committing human rights atrocities, including torture of men arbitrarily detained by security forces, that could amount to "crimes against humanity," US envoy Robert Ford said Tuesday.Continue Reading
MEDIA ADVISORY – Torture and Abuse Survivors Urge Canada to Help Stop Human Rights Violations in the Philippines
TORONTO , March 27, 2012 /CNW/ -WHO: Human rights defenders from the Philippines working in alliance with a cross-Canada network of churches, community groups and human rights and development organizations, …Continue Reading
Israel chides Europeans over UN rights council vote
Israel was on Tuesday lodging protests with several European countries who voted in favour of a UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering an investigation of Jewish settlement activity.Continue Reading