‘Limited’ Pakistan progress on rights: US report
Pakistan has made only limited progress in improving human rights with reports of thousands of disappearances despite US pressure on its wartime partner, the State Department says.Continue Reading
Ivory Coast violations may be crimes against humanity – U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Killings, disappearances and arbitrary detentions are continuing in Ivory Coast and some violations may amount to crimes against humanity, United Nations human rights experts said on Friday.Continue Reading
Ivory Coast violations may be crimes against humanity – U.N.
Killings disappearances and arbitrary detentions are continuing in Ivory Coast and some violations may amount to crimes against humanity United Nations human rights experts said on Friday.Continue Reading
‘Limited’ Pakistan progress on rights: US report
Pakistan has made only limited progress in improving human rights with reports of thousands of disappearances despite US pressure on its wartime partner, the State Department says.Continue Reading
‘Limited’ Pakistan progress on rights: US report
Pakistan has made only limited progress in improving human rights with reports of thousands of disappearances despite US pressure on its wartime partner, the State Department says.Continue Reading
‘Limited’ Pakistan progress on rights: US report
Pakistan has made only limited progress in improving human rights with reports of thousands of disappearances in conflict zones, a US State Department report says.Continue Reading
Russia: Khodorkovsky Sentence Spotlights Unfair Trial
(New York) – The criminal sentence imposed on the former Yukos Oil company owner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his business partner, Platon Lebedev, highlights a politically motivated trial and deep-seated problems with Russia’s justice system, Human Righ…Continue Reading
UN: Forces obstruct Ivory Coast mass grave probe
Reports of dozens of bodies being dumped near a large forest first emerged as human rights groups warned that security forces loyal to incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo were abducting political opponents after the disputed election.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Separatism and its Discontents
Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch, spoke with The Friday Times about violence in Balochistan.
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Pakistan: Separatism and its Discontents
Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch, spoke with The Friday Times about violence in Balochistan.
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EU: A Commitment to Disability Rights
(New York) – The European Union’s ratification of the major international treaty on disability rights is a significant milestone in the global effort to promote the rights of people with disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today.
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U.S. worried by reports of Pakistan detentions: report
The United States is voicing concern over reports from human rights groups that Pakistan’s security forces are holding thousands of political separatists without charge, The New York Times reported on Thursday.Continue Reading
U.S. worried by reports of Pakistan detentions: report
The United States is voicing concern over reports from human rights groups that Pakistan’s security forces are holding thousands of political separatists without charge, The New York Times reported on Thursday.Continue Reading
Asian ‘martyrs’ underscore poor year for human rights
In some of 2010’s most compelling images, Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from her home after years in detention and an empty chair marked the absence of Liu Xiaobo from his Nobel prize ceremony.Continue Reading