Euro-court orders Russia to compensate Khodorkovsky
The European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday it had found irregularities in the fraud case against Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and ordered Moscow to pay him 24,500 euros ($35,300) compensation.Continue Reading
Pakistan human rights commission urges release of missing journalist
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS/AKI) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over the disappearance of journalist Saleem Shahzad and over reports that say he might have been abducted.Continue Reading
Euro-court orders Russia to compensate Khodorkovsky
The European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday it had found irregularities in the fraud case against Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and ordered Moscow to pay him 24,500 euros ($35,300) compensation.Continue Reading
South African envoy found guilty of hate speech
South Africa’s ambassador to Uganda — itself criticized for threatening the rights of gays — has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay column he wrote before his appointment, the South African Human Rights Commission said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Australia urged to compensate detained killer
SYDNEY, May 31, 2011 (AFP) – – The Australian government’s human rights body on Tuesday recommended that a Chinese double murderer should be released from an immigration detention centre and awarded Aus$500,000 in compensation.Continue Reading
Yemen: ‘Over 50 Killed By Govt Troops’
Yemeni forces have killed over 50 people at an anti-government protest in the city of Taiz since Sunday, according to the UN human rights office.Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading
Alternatives offered to Roma families evicted under Italy’s ‘Nomad Plan’ are insufficient
By Jezerca Tigani and Matteo de Bellis, Europe campaigners for Amnesty International
Our team visited Rome and some camps where Roma live on International Roma Day, 8 April 2011. We witnessed once again how the ‘Nomad Plan’, introduced in 2009 by…Continue Reading