Sri Lanka: Diplomatic Offensive Won’t Make Killing Fields Disappear
(New York) – The Sri Lankan government continues its diplomatic offensive, denying and dismissing the growing evidence of war crimes during the final bloody battles between the Sri Lankan armed forces and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam…Continue Reading
South Sudan: Put Human Rights First
(Nairobi) – South Sudan should mark its independence on July 9, 2011, by taking key steps to further a robust human rights agenda, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
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Steve Goose Delivers Statement on Interpretive Issues of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Steve Goose, arms division director at Human Rights Watch, delivered a statement on interpretive issues at the Intersessional Standing Committee meetings of the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Geneva.
U.N. rights boss raps China for not arresting Bashir
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official chided China on Thursday for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on an international warrant for alleged war crimes when he visited Beijing this week.Continue Reading
UN rights chief trusts Bahrain probe to meet standards
The UN’s human rights chief welcomed Thursday Bahrain’s move to launch an independent probe of recent unrest and said she was confident it would meet international standards.Continue Reading
U.N. rights boss raps China for not arresting Bashir
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official chided China on Thursday for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on an international warrant for alleged war crimes when he visited Beijing this week.Continue Reading
China cracking down on rights lawyers: Amnesty
Beijing has unleashed an “uncompromising” assault on China’s legal profession, targeting human rights lawyers in an effort to head off social unrest, Amnesty International said Thursday.Continue Reading
Security agencies involved in Balochistan killings: Pak Human Rights Commission
Islamabad, June 30 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said credible evidence exists about the involvement of state agencies, especially the Frontier Corps (FC), in the killing and enforced disappearance of Pakistani citizens in B…Continue Reading
Tunisia: Police Inaction Allowed Assault on Film Screening
(Tunis) – Police were slow to respond to violent protesters who broke into a Tunis cinema showing a controversial documentary on June 26, 2011, and who attacked theatergoers, Human Rights Watch said today. The dismissive response by the police to reque…Continue Reading
China cracking down on rights lawyers: Amnesty
Beijing has unleashed an “uncompromising” assault on China’s legal profession, targeting human rights lawyers in an effort to head off social unrest, Amnesty International said Thursday.Continue Reading
Rights lawyers in China harassed, tortured: Amnesty
BEIJING (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International called on Thursday for China to stop the harassment, arbitrary detention and torture of human rights lawyers, part of what it said was an “uncompromising” series of steps to rein in activists.Continue Reading
Workplace Flexibility Breeds Contentment on all Sides
Kimberley N., a senior manager of a non-profit organization, gave birth to a baby with a life-threatening illness. After years of stellar performance reviews, she received a scathing one immediately after returnin…Continue Reading
Workplace Flexibility Breeds Contentment on all Sides
Kimberley N., a senior manager of a non-profit organization, gave birth to a baby with a life-threatening illness. After years of stellar performance reviews, she received a scathing one immediately after returnin…Continue Reading
Philippines: Aquino’s First Year Falls Far Short on Rights
(New York) – President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines has done little during his first year in office to carry out his campaign commitments to justice for rights violations and to dismantle "private armies," Human Rights Watch said in …Continue Reading