UAE widens crackdown on dissent to legal group: HRW
Human Rights Watch said on Friday that the United Arab Emirates has dissolved a civil society group after it arrested three prominent activists.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Prevent Injustice for Gang-Rape Victim
(New York) – The Pakistani government should petition for the full bench of the Supreme Court to review its decision to acquit five men accused of gang-raping a woman in 2002 under orders from a village council, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Letter to Prime Minister Gillard regarding Human Rights Abuses by the Chinese Government
The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Re: Human rights abuses by the Chinese government
Dear Prime Minister Gillard,
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UAE: Government Dissolves Rights Group’s Board
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Syrian human rights group: 49 protesters killed in the bloodiest day of the uprising
BEIRUT – Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country, killing at least 49 people — including a young boy — in the bloodiest day of the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s authori…Continue Reading
US, China to hold human rights talks
China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that the US condemned.Continue Reading
US, China to hold human rights talks
China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that the US condemned.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east on Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east on Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east on Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east Friday calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Binayak Sen awarded human rights prize
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Activist Binayak Sen, who last week got bail from the Supreme Court in a case of sedition, has been awarded a prestigious South Korean award for human rights for 2011.Continue Reading
China to hold human rights talks next week
The United States and China will hold talks on human rights in Beijing next week, including discussions on detentions, arrests and freedom of religion, the State Department said on Thursday.Continue Reading
Binayak gets South Korean human rights prize
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Civil rights activist Binayak Sen, recently freed on bail by the Supreme Court in a sedition case, has been honoured with the 2011 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, South Korea”s most prestigious award for those working on peace,…Continue Reading