The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. The Parliamentary Order Paper of 1…Continue Reading

(Washington, DC) – A prominent rights activist who was active in Bahrain’s pro-democracy street protests appeared before a special military court on May 8, 2011, bearing visible signs of ill-treatment and perhaps torture, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Dr. Robert Carr, an international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist who worked tirelessly to defend the health and human rights of people living with HIV, or at risk from th…Continue Reading

The news comes a day after the European Union joined the U.S. in imposing sanctions–including asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo–on top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Maher, who Al Jazeera descripes as t…Continue Reading

Kuwait is going to replace Syria as a candidate for a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body in what would be a victory for human rights groups and many governments opposed to the ongoing crackdown by President Bashar Assad’s security forces, Western…Continue Reading

Por Diana Eltahawy, investigadora sobre Libia de Amnistía Internacional
Durante el largo viaje por carretera desde Saloum, en Egipto, hasta Bengasi, apenas percibí el impacto del conflicto actual en Libia, excepto por unos cuantos controles y algun…Continue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights dismissed on Tuesday a case brought by former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who sought to impose press curbs after he was embroiled in a sex scandal.Continue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights dismissed on Tuesday a case brought by former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who sought to impose press curbs after he was was embroiled in a sex scandal.Continue Reading

The European Court of Human Rights dismissed on Tuesday a case brought by former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who sought to impose press curbs after he was embroiled in a sex scandal.Continue Reading