U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.Continue Reading
U.N. says sending human rights team to Yemen
GENEVA (Reuters) – A team of United Nations human rights investigators will travel to Yemen next week to assess the situation after months of unrest, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Friday.Continue Reading
Su cautiverio dura ya 1.825 días. Apoya la campaña de Amnistía para poner fin al sufrimiento de Gilad Shalit y su familia
Por Rachel Campbell, del Programa Regional de Oriente Medio y el Norte de África de Amnistía Internacional.
“A medida que pasan los días, comenzamos a perder la esperanza de volver a ver a nuestro hijo algún día. No sabemos dónde lo mantienen…Continue Reading
Hamas: Human Beings are not Bargaining Chips
Marking five years since the capture of Gilad Shalit, Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights organizations state:
Hamas must immediately end inhumane and illegal treatment of Gilad Shalit.
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Senegal: End Attacks on Rights Activists
(Brussels) – The Senegalese government should promptly investigate the violent assaults on the human rights activists Alioune Tine and Oumar Diallo during a June 23, 2011 demonstration, and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today.rea…Continue Reading
قيد الأسر 1825 يوماً – ادعموا حملة منظمة العفو الدولية لوضع حد لمعاناة جلعاد شاليط وعائلته محتجز
بقلم رايتشل كامبيل من برنامج الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا في منظمة العفو الدولية
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La lucha por la libertad de expresión en el “nuevo Egipto”
Por Salil Shetty, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
Al llegar al aeropuerto de El Cairo esta semana, en mi primera visita al país desde la “Revolución del 25 de Enero”, vi lo que parecía una señal anticipada de que algunas cosas han…Continue Reading
Israeli, Palestinian rights groups unite for Shalit
Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups issued a joint statement on Friday demanding that Gaza militants end “inhumane” treatment of an Israeli soldier they hold captive.Continue Reading
Israeli, Palestinian rights groups unite for Shalit
Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups issued a joint statement on Friday demanding that Gaza militants end “inhumane” treatment of an Israeli soldier they hold captive.Continue Reading
Human rights organisations cast doubt on claims of mass rape in Libya
London, Jun 24 (ANI): Amnesty International has questioned claims that Libya’s ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi ordered rape as weapon of war, as no solid evidence of the abuse claims levelled against Gaddafi’s supporters has been found.Continue Reading
Comedian fined for discriminatory comments against lesbians appeals decision
VANCOUVER – A comedian who was fined by the BC Human Rights Tribunal after a confrontation with a lesbian couple at a Vancouver restaurant is appealing the decision, arguing the province’s human rights legislation shouldn’t apply to stand-up comics.Continue Reading
Held captive for 1,825 days – time to end the suffering of Gilad Shalit
By Rachel Campbell from Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Programme.
“As the days go by, we begin to despair of the day when we will see our son again. I know neither where he is held nor how he fares … or whether he is e…Continue Reading
Fired Sportsnet host Goddard plans human rights complaint against Rogers
TORONTO – A TV sportscaster fired after tweeting his opposition to same-sex marriage plans to file a human rights complaint.Continue Reading
Libya’s Forgotten Civilians
The Tunisian government needs assistance to improve security and conditions in the Choucha camp so that proper refugee screening can occur. Some residents may prefer to wait to return to Libya when they think itContinue Reading
A Victory for Domestic Workers
Domestic workers — nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers — are some of the most exploited workers in the world. But a new international treaty has been adopted to help protect them, thanks in part to 10 years of…Continue Reading