Rights court condemns Moscow gay parade ban
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned the city of Moscow for violating the rights of gays and lesbians.Continue Reading
EU rights prize for Cuban dissident Farinas
The European Parliament awarded its annual human rights prize on Thursday to Guillermo Farinas, the Cuban dissident whose 134-day hunger strike helped draw attention to the plight of political dissidents jailed in a 2003 crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading
UN suspends contested prize for African president
The U.N.’s cultural and education agency on Thursday suspended plans to grant a prize named after Equatorial Guinea’s longtime dictator, after human rights groups slammed the award by citing the leader’s poor human rights record.Continue Reading
Human rights vital for N.Korea ties: US
North Korea must carry out its promises to give up its nuclear program, but improvements in human rights will also be vital to any relations with the United States, a US official said Thursday.Continue Reading
Cuba: Cuban Dissident Wins Human Rights Prize
(New York) – The European Parliament’s award of its Sakharov prize for human rights to Guillermo Fariñas, the Cuban dissident who held a hunger strike to call for the release of other political prisoners, is a welcome step, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
Cuban dissident Farinas wins Sakharov rights prize
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who immediately called for an end to Cuba’s Communist “dictatorship.”Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights said on Thursday it had fined Russia for banning homosexual parades in Moscow, marking a victory for the country’s marginalized gay community.Continue Reading
Cuban dissident Farinas wins Sakharov rights prize
The European parliament awarded Thursday its prestigious Sakharov human rights prize to Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, as Europe debates whether to normalise ties with the Communist regime.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading
Gays win landmark rights case against Russia
Europe’s human rights court said on Thursday it had fined Russia for breaching the rights of gays by banning gay parades in Moscow.Continue Reading
How Europe Contributes to Ethiopia’s Repression
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Ethiopia denies stifling opposition by withholding aid
Ethiopia rejected charges by Human Rights Watch that it was using donor aid to suppress political dissent, in a statement issued Thursday.Continue Reading
Tunisia: Union Voices Silenced
(Tunis) – The Tunisian authorities should end arbitrary restrictions on independent trade and student unions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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The Price of Independence
This report documents Tunisian authorities’ tight system of control over unions and union activists, highlighting in particular the plight of labor, student, and journalist unions that have criticized government policies.
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