Turk court gives man life sentence over Dink murder case
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Istanbul court convicted a man Tuesday for instigating the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink five years ago, sentencing him to life imprisonment in a case closely watched by human rights groups. Editor of the bil…Continue Reading
Turk court gives man life sentence over Dink murder case
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Istanbul court convicted a man Tuesday for instigating the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink five years ago, sentencing him to life imprisonment in a case closely watched by human rights groups. Editor of the bil…Continue Reading
Groups: Nigeria authorities persecute 2 activists
Human rights groups accuse Nigerian authorities of trumping up charges against a labor union leader and member in Nigeria's southeast.Continue Reading
Canada should crack aid whip on Ethiopian abuse, says human rights report
OTTAWA – Canada's aid agency says it will look into how Ethiopia spends the assistance after publication of a report that accuses the African country of an abusive and systematic practice of forcing rural villagers off their land.Continue Reading
Angola: End Silence on Missing Funds
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The government of Angola should publicly disclose its efforts to trace tens of billions of dollars in missing public funds apparently connected to the state oil company, Sonangol, Human …Continue Reading
Radical cleric Abu Qatada wins extradition appeal
The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday blocked Britain from extraditing an alleged top aide of Osama bin Laden to Jordan, saying evidence against him may have been obtained through torture.Continue Reading
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By Sauro Scarpelli, Campaign Manager of the Individuals at Risk team, Amnesty International
Norma Cruz is a human rights defender who received 47 death threats via text messages sent to her mobile phone. As the leader of women’s rights organization S…Continue Reading
Canada should crack aid whip on Ethiopian abuse, says human rights report
OTTAWA – A rights' watchdog is urging Canada and fellow aid donors to pressure Ethiopia into ending an abusive and systematic practice of forcing rural villagers off their land.Continue Reading
Nigeria: Release Labor Activists
Nigerian authorities should immediately release labor union leader Osmond Ugwu and union member Raphael Elobuike, and drop all charges, given the glaring lack of evidence in the prosecution’s case against th…Continue Reading
Beijing rejects US envoy's human rights critique
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke was wrong in saying this week that China's human rights situation has deteriorated.Continue Reading
Judges block Qatada deportation
Radical cleric Abu Qatada cannot be sent back to Jordan because it would be a "flagrant denial of justice", human rights judges have ruled.Continue Reading
Chinese dissident to stand trial for poem
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have indicted veteran dissident Zhu Yufu on subversion charges for writing a poem urging people to gather to defend their freedoms, his lawyer said on Tuesday, the latest activist faced with such charges in a tig…Continue Reading
US ambassador sees China rights worsening
The US ambassador to Beijing said that China's human rights record was deteriorating as its communist rulers feel threatened in the wake of pro-democracy uprisings across the Middle East.Continue Reading
Killers await life sentences ruling
Killer Jeremy Bamber and two other convicted murderers will find out whether keeping them behind bars for the rest of their lives is a breach of their human rights.Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Forced Relocations Bring Hunger, Hardship
The Ethiopian government under its “villagization” program is forcibly relocating approximately 70,000 indigenous people from the western Gambella region to new villages that lack adequate food, farmland, heal…Continue Reading