Human Rights Watch report made false assertions: Ministry of Law
Singapore’s Law Ministry has refuted claims in an annual report released on Monday by U.S.-based human rights group Human Rights Watch, saying it made “false assertions”.Continue Reading
US: Number of Aging Prisoners Soaring
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Aging men and women are the most rapidly growing group in US prisons, and prison officials are hard-pressed to provide them appropriate housing and medical care. Because of their higher …Continue Reading
China: Refrain From Using Excessive Force Against Protesters
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The Chinese government should immediately investigate shootings of Tibetan protesters by security forces, open Tibetan areas to international observers, and engage with representatives o…Continue Reading
Intercultural Human Rights in the Forefront This Weekend
MIAMI, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — St. Thomas University School of Law's LL.M./ J.S.D. Program in Intercultural Human Rights, through its Human Trafficking Academy and the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review, hosts its annual symposi…Continue Reading
US/New York: Discipline Police Showing Anti-Muslim Film
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New York City officials should order a full investigation into the showing of an anti-Muslim film during police training and take appropriate action against all those responsible. …Continue Reading
AU: African States Should Increase Support for Justice
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Over 30 civil society organizations from close to 20 African countries wrote today to African member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging their renewed support for …Continue Reading
Layoffs at Sask. Human Rights Commission
There have been layoffs at the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, CBC News has confirmed.Continue Reading
France: Abusive Identity Checks of Minority Youth
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French police are using overly broad powers to conduct unwarranted and abusive identity checks on black and Arab young men and boys.
(Paris) – French police are …Continue Reading
China: Spotlight Rights in US Summit with Xi Jinping
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United States President Barack Obama should publicly and privately challenge China’s Vice President Xi Jinping on the deteriorating human rights environment in China during Xi’s Febr…Continue Reading
Nations try to oust Syria from UNESCO rights panel
A group of UNESCO member states is trying to remove Syria from a committee with a human rights mandate, a panel it quietly rejoined despite its deadly crackdown on protesters.Continue Reading
Iran: New Assault on Freedom of Information
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Iranian authorities should immediately charge or release at least 10 journalists and bloggers arrested since the beginning of 2012. The arrests appear to be part of the government’…Continue Reading
HRW raps United Arab Emirates over free speech
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused the United Arab Emirates of cracking down on freedom of expression, during a news conference on Wednesday which was disrupted by men who claimed to be UAE officials and demanded the rights group end its pres…Continue Reading
Cameron presses for European rights court reforms
British Prime Minister David Cameron called for the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday to stop wasting time on "trivial cases", in a major call for reform of the court.Continue Reading
Nations seeking action against Syria in UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) – A group of Western and Arab nations are seeking the expulsion of Syria from the U.N. cultural agency's human rights committee, diplomats said, the latest international effort to isolate Damascus over its violent crackdown on domes…Continue Reading
PM Calls For Reform Of Human Rights Court
The Prime Minister will today argue that the European Court of Human Rights is acting like a "small claims court" and must be reformed.Continue Reading