U.N. rights office urges Ouattara to rein in forces
The United Nations human rights office called on Ivorian presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara on Friday to rein in his forces citing what it said were unconfirmed reports they had abducted and mistreated civilians.Continue Reading
Rankin pleased with Human Rights Commission’s response
Ngapuhi activist David Rankin says he is satisfied with the Human Rights Commission’s response to his complaint over one of its staff members and never wanted the person to get the sack.Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: West African Immigrants Massacred
Tweet(Dakar) – Ivorian militias and Liberian mercenaries loyal to Laurent Gbagbo killed at least 37 Wread moreContinue Reading
US worried about China rights trend
The United States said Thursday it was increasingly concerned about human rights in China, which has launched its biggest crackdown in years amid a wave of democracy protests in the Arab world.Continue Reading
Amnesty slams Canada’s recent rights record
Canada’s global reputation as a human rights champion has been eroded in recent years, according to a scathing Amnesty International report that doesn’t name Stephen Harper’s Conservatives but raises many criticisms of foreign policy under the Tories.Continue Reading
Amnesty blasts Tories’ rights record, citing pro-Israel stance and funding cuts
OTTAWA – The Harper government has eroded Canada’s global reputation as a human rights champion, says a respected international watchdog.Continue Reading
Ecuador: Don’t Prosecute President’s Critics
(Washington, DC) – President Rafael Correa’s efforts to prosecute his critics for defamation under criminal law is a serious blow to free expression in Ecuador, Human Rights Watch said today. Ecuador should repeal the defamation provisions in its crimi…Continue Reading
China: Arrests, Disappearances Require International Response
(New York) – The European Union, the United States, and other governments should call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review the deteriorating human rights situation in China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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The Human Suffering Caused by Incendiary Munitions
Although the drafters of Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) sought to reduce the human suffering associated with incendiary munitions, armed forces continue to use them at great cost to civilians.
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African Union court on human rights orders Libya to stop killing, report back to court
NAIROBI, Kenya – Africa’s highest court on human rights has ordered Libya to immediately cease any action that would result in the loss of life. The order also compels Libya to report to the Tanzania-based court within two weeks.Continue Reading
Italian island turns to nightmare for stranded Africans
By Charlotte Phillips, one of Amnesty International’s delegates currently on Lampedusa
The negligence of the Italian authorities has turned the island of Lampedusa into the site of a humanitarian crisis.
In the last few weeks and months, thousands …Continue Reading
U2 360 tour – Chile
Lucy Macnamara, Communications Manager, Art for Amnesty
I’m back with Amnesty International on the U2 360 tour, kicking off the first concert of the Latin America leg here at the Estadio Nacioal in Santiago, Chile. It’s an infamous stadium with a…Continue Reading
Iraq: Closing Torture Prison Won’t End Abuse
(Baghdad) – Iraq’s announcement on March 14, 2011, that it will close the Camp Honor detention center after a parliamentary committee uncovered torture there is a positive move but only a first step, Human Rights Watch said today. A pressing need remai…Continue Reading
Libia: La población civil de Ajdabiya habla de sus muertos entre los escombros
Por Donatella Rovera,
investigadora de Amnistía Internacional para situaciones de crisis
Ajdabiya, 30 de marzo de 2011
En una visita de dos días a Ajdabiya conocí a Adam al Tarhouni que me contó cómo su padre Miftah, de 67 años de edad, y su her…Continue Reading