‘We can forgive but we can’t forget’
By Lisa Sherman-Nikolaus, Amnesty International’s Sierra Leone researcher
Survivors of Sierra Leone’s brutal conflict speak to Amnesty International
Survivors of the brutal conflict in Sierra Leone may have celebrated the conviction of Charl…Continue Reading
“We’re hungry and angry because of Shell”
Makmid Kamara, Nigeria Campaigner, Amnesty International,
On Sunday 22 April, I visited Bodo community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. The community was devastated by two major oil spills in 2008, caused by operational failures from Shell pipel…Continue Reading
Media should highlight rights violations: NHRC
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday sought the media's help in highlighting rights violations in India.Continue Reading
US: Labor Department Abandons Child Farmworkers
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The US Labor Department’s withdrawal of proposed rules to shield hired child farmworkers from the most dangerous tasks condemns children to be killed and maimed, Human Rights Watch said …Continue Reading
Rwanda: Opposition Leader’s Sentence Upheld
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The confirmation by the Rwandan Supreme Court of a four-year prison sentence for Bernard Ntaganda, an opposition leader, is a blow for those who had hoped the Court might protect free sp…Continue Reading
Justice Balakrishnan urges media to highlight rights violations
New Delhi, Apr 27 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan on Friday urged media to highlight issues of human right violations in the country.Continue Reading
Call to end expat travel bans in Bahrain
A human rights group wants to launch an investigation into the travel bans given to expats in Bahrain for simple disputes with their banks.Continue Reading
« Nous avons faim et nous sommes en colère à cause de Shell »
par Makmid Kamara, chargé de campagne sur le Nigéria à Amnesty International
Dimanche 22 avril, je me suis rendu dans la région de Bodo, dans le delta du Niger, au Nigeria. Cette région a été dévastée par deux déversements pétroliers majeu…Continue Reading
Iran: Ailing Revolutionary Icon to Be Jailed
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An 80-year-old activist who was prominent in Iran’s Islamic revolution has been ordered to surrender to serve an eight-year prison sentence. Ebrahim Yazdi, a leader of the Freedom Move…Continue Reading
Rights groups decry killing of Cambodian activist
Human rights and environmental groups on Friday denounced the shooting death of a prominent Cambodian environmental activist by military police who had confronted him while he was investigating illegal logging.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Abolish Terrorism Court
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Saudi Arabia should abolish the Specialized Criminal Court, set up in 2008 to try terrorism cases, but increasingly used to try peaceful dissidents and rights activists on politicized ch…Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Alarming Rise in ‘Disappearances’
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The Bangladesh government should immediately order an independent and impartial investigation into the growing number of cases where opposition members and political activists have vanis…Continue Reading
US: Senate Vote on Violence Against Women Act a Victory
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The US House of Representatives should move quickly to renew the Violence against Women Act (VAWA), Human Rights Watch said today. The US Senate, in a bipartisan vote on April 26, 2012, …Continue Reading
U.S. Republican urges Obama push on Russia trade bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Republican lawmaker pressed President Barack Obama to intensify efforts to win approval of a controversial trade bill with Russia and said separate human rights legislation might be needed to help round up votes. "It i…Continue Reading
New process launched to help reconcile competing human rights
TORONTO , April 26, 2012 /CNW/ – The Ontario Human Rights Commission today launches a new Policy on Competing Human Rights. The policy is designed to help organizations and individuals deal with everyday …Continue Reading