Germany launches quest for human rights logo
Germany and several other countries launched a campaign Tuesday to create a human rights logo that would serve as a universal symbol like the peace sign or a heart signifying love.Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Support ICC Probe on Libya
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should declare its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into serious crimes committed in Libya when the ICC prosecutor briefs the council on May 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch sa…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Human rights group slams Thai gov’t for failure to prosecute army over crackdown deaths
BANGKOK – An international human rights group says the lack of criminal trials from a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand shows its military continues to have impunity.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading
Germany launches quest for human rights logo
Think “peace”, and what springs to mind is a white dove, or the peace sign. But what do you see when you think “human rights”?Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Rights Activist, Bloggers Arrested
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Thailand: Investigate Abuses Connected to Political Violence
(Bangkok) – No government official has been charged with a crime related to the political violence that wracked Thailand in April and May 2010, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
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South Africa: No Arrests in Lesbian Murder Case
(Johannesburg) – The murder of a 24-year-old lesbian activist from Kwa-Thema township in Gauteng appears to be the latest in an epidemic of brutal homophobic attacks, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Set Aside Martial Law Death Sentences
(Washington, DC) – Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011, sentencing four defendants to death and three others to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the murder of two police officers, Human Rights …Continue Reading
Germany: Q&A on Trial of Two Rwandan Rebel Leaders
On Wednesday, May 4, 2011, judges in a local court in Stuttgart, Germany, will start hearing evidence against two Rwandan rebel leaders, Ignace Murwanashyaka and Straton Musoni, for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out thousands of kilome…Continue Reading
Germany: Groundbreaking Trial for Congo War Crimes
(Brussels) – The trial of two Rwandan rebel leaders arrested in Germany for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo makes the world a smaller place for suspected war criminals, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Osama Bin Laden’s Death
The announcement from President Barack Obama that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a US-led undercover operation in Pakistan brings to an end the search for one of the most notorious terrorist suspects in history. I…Continue Reading