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During a recent eight-day investigation in the Cordillera Autonomous Region on northern Luzon island, Human Rights Watch found five cases in which the military, in violation of Philippi…Continue Reading

The decision to commute the sentences of five activists recognizes that they should not have been prosecuted in the first place, but authorities should also expunge the convictions from their records.
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By Kartik Raj, Campaigner at Amnesty International
It is four years since Lamine Dieng died during an arrest in Paris, but as his sisters Ramata and Fatou Dieng browse through black and white photographs of their dead brother, their emotions are still …Continue Reading

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pressure is mounting on President Bashar al-Assad, with growing foreign condemnation of his repression of the Syrian uprising and attacks by armed rebels that his forces appear unable to stamp out. European and Arab diplomats told Re…Continue Reading

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pressure is mounting on President Bashar al-Assad, with growing foreign condemnation of his repression of the Syrian uprising and attacks by armed rebels that his forces appear unable to stamp out. European and Arab diplomats told Re…Continue Reading

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pressure is mounting on President Bashar al-Assad, with growing foreign condemnation of his repression of the Syrian uprising and attacks by armed rebels that his forces appear unable to stamp out. European and Arab diplomats told Re…Continue Reading

GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights forum is expected to condemn Syria for crimes against humanity at an emergency session on Friday, European and Arab diplomats said. The move is also designed to put pressure on China and Russia to …Continue Reading

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Israeli authorities in the West Bank should lift the travel ban imposed since 2006 on West Bank resident Shawan Jabarin, the director of the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, Amnest…Continue Reading