Burma: Army Should Act to End Abuses
(New York) – The Burmese military leadership should adopt measures to end abuses and ensure that those responsible are held accountable, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the judge advocate general of the Burmese Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yar …Continue Reading
Tales of terror as rockets fall on Benghazi
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International crisis researcher
Yesterday, at the home of the Dbeish family in Hay Dollar, a wealthy neighbourhood in the south-west of Benghazi, Hanan, a mother of six, showed me the smashed up bedroom where she had been…Continue Reading
Burma: Letter to the Judge Advocate General regarding the promotion of respect for International Humanitarian Law
Maj.-Gen. Yar Pyae
Judge Advocate General
Ministry of Defence
Naypyidaw
Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Re: Promoting Respect for International Humanitarian Law
Dear Maj.-Gen. Yar Pyae,
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UN creates new post of human rights investigator to probe alleged abuses in Iran
GENEVA – The United Nations’ top human rights body appointed a special investigator to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country’s internal affairs.Continue Reading
UN creates human rights investigator on Iran
The United Nations’ top human rights body appointed a special investigator to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country’s internal affairs.Continue Reading
UN creates human rights investigator on Iran
The United Nations’ top human rights body appointed a special investigator to look into human rights abuses in Iran, overcoming resistance from nations that considered it meddling with that country’s internal affairs.Continue Reading
UN rights council votes for investigator on Iran
The UN human rights council on Thursday voted to step up international scrutiny of Iran by appointing an investigator to monitor the country amid a crackdown on dissent and surge in executions there.Continue Reading
UN rights body appoints Iran human rights monitor
The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to approve a U.S.-backed resolution to appoint a rapporteur to monitor the sate of human rights in Iran. Expressing grave concern about the Iranian government’s crackdown on dissent and anti-government protesters…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Chooses Serenic Navigator Software
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – 03/24/11) – Serenic Corporation (TSX-V: SER – News ), (“Serenic” or the “Corporation”), a leading publisher of financial management and business operations software for nonprofits, international non-governmental organiz…Continue Reading
UN creates new post of human rights investigator to probe alleged abuses in Iran
GENEVA – The U.N.’s top human rights body has created a special investigator for the human rights situation in Iran.Continue Reading
U.N. human rights body approves investigator on Iran
The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to a U.S.-backed proposal to establish a U.N. human rights investigator for Iran, the first in a decade.Continue Reading
China’s Recent Web Clampdown a Blow to Human Rights
China’s latest efforts at tightening its control over the Internet — including the blocking of Gmail and Web software that can bypass the censorship — have hampered the work of human rights activists, say groups based in the U.S.Continue Reading
Burma: Q & A on an International Commission of Inquiry
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Libya: Free Detained Journalists
(New York) – The Libyan government should release all Libyan and foreign journalists detained because of their reporting and allow them to cover the crisis in Libya freely, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Sri Lanka says US human rights concerns complicate efforts to attract more American investment
WASHINGTON – Rights legislation and pressure from U.S. lawmakers for a war crimes probe complicate efforts to bring more American investment to Sri Lanka after its civil war, the country’s ambassador said Wednesday.Continue Reading