Interlocutors to study Amnesty report on Kashmir
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) The central government-appointed interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will study rights watchdog Amnesty International’s report alleging human rights abuses in the state under the Public Safety Act, informed sources said.Continue Reading
Interlocutors to study Amnesty report on Kashmir
Jammu, March 22 (IANS) The central government-appointed interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will study rights watchdog Amnesty International’s report alleging human rights abuses in the state under the Public Safety Act, informed sources said.Continue Reading
Pressed to apologize for US intervention in Chile, Obama says he’ll help human rights probes
SANTIAGO, Chile – President Barack Obama said he’s ready to help Chile solve human rights crimes committed during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, but avoided agreeing Monday to a U.S. apology for meddling in the country’s affairs.Continue Reading
Syria: Government Crackdown Leads to Protester Deaths
(Cairo) – Syria should cease use of live fire and other excessive force against protesters, as it did on March 18 and 20, 2011, in the southern town of Daraa, leaving at least five people dead, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Obama administration presenting first US call for gay rights at the UN Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations’ top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on th…Continue Reading
US demanding gay rights support at UN body
The Obama administration will introduce its first statement calling for the United Nations’ top human rights body to combat discrimination against gays and lesbians around the world, completing a U.S. reversal from years of ambiguity on the subject dur…Continue Reading
Italy: Act Swiftly to End Racist Violence
The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent and prosecute racist and xenophobic violence.
(Rome) – The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent…Continue Reading
Everyday Intolerance
This report documents the state’s failure to take effective measures against hate crimes. Prosecutions for racially-motivated violence are rare, with Italian officials downplaying the extent of the problem and failing consistently to condemn attacks….Continue Reading
Italy: Act Swiftly to End Racist Violence
The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent and prosecute racist and xenophobic violence.
(Rome) – The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent…Continue Reading
‘Passages to a Better World’: Extraordinary Art Exhibit Joins the Route to Human Rights
MIAMI, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On April 7th, 2011 at 11:30 am, St. Thomas University will unveil the inaugural sculpture show “Passages to a Better World” a unique art exhibit that brings human rights to the front burner. In addition,…Continue Reading
Captured Gazan said to be suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group released new details Monday about a Gazan man who vanished on a Ukrainian train and resurfaced in an Israeli prison, saying that he was dragged out of his sleeper car, hooded and handcuffed by Israeli agents, forced ont…Continue Reading
Rights group says Palestinian allegedly abducted by Israelis in Ukraine suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group says a Gazan man allegedly abducted from a Ukrainian train and whisked to Israel is suffering psychological problems in custody.Continue Reading
Captured Gazan said to be suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group says a Gazan man allegedly abducted from a Ukrainian train and whisked to Israel is suffering psychological problems in custody.Continue Reading
Morocco: Thousands Demonstrate Peacefully
(Rabat) – Moroccan authorities allowed peaceful, pro-reform demonstrations to take place in cities across the country on March 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The police restraint contrasted with their violent dispersal of demonstrators the pr…Continue Reading
Tensions rise in Benghazi as al-Gaddafi forces mount attacks
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International crisis researcher
The situation has significantly deteriorated in Benghazi and elsewhere in eastern Libya in the past few days. Since yesterday, while Colonel al-Gaddafi’s spokespeople reiterate that their…Continue Reading