Building human rights into municipal planning is aim of new OHRC guide
TORONTO , Feb. 17, 2012 /CNW/ – Attorney General John Gerretsen today joined Barbara Hall , Chief Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, to launch In the zone: Housing, human rights and municipal …Continue Reading
EU: Keep Sanctions on Mugabe’s Inner Circle
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out concrete human rights and institut…Continue Reading
Syrian troops shell central city with tanks
Activists say Syrian troops are intensively shelling rebel-held neighborhoods, one day after the U.N. General Assembly condemned human rights violations by the regime.Continue Reading
China detains hundreds of Tibetans, group says
China has detained and forced into re-education classes hundreds of Tibetans who went to India to receive religious instruction from the Dalai Lama, a U.S.-based human rights group said.Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Illegal Evictions Ahead of Eurovision
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
Azerbaijani authorities have begun the forcible eviction of residents to demolish the last standing building in the neighborhood of the capital, Baku, where the 2012 Eurovision song cont…Continue Reading
UN demands immediate end to Syria crackdown
The UN General Assembly demanded an immediate halt to Syria's brutal crackdown, which human rights groups say has claimed more than 6,000 lives over the past 11 months.Continue Reading
‘Dating Diplomats’: Diary of an arms trade lobbyist
By Alberto Estevez, AI’s Lobbying Coordinator on the Arms Trade Treaty
In a vast, windowless conference hall, scores of people in suits sit behind row upon row of desks.
Their manner is deadly serious – and rightly so, as they’re part of a a d…Continue Reading
UN General Assembly condemns Syria
The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria's president to step down and strongly condemns human rights violations by his regime.Continue Reading
Belgium/Senegal: World Court to Hear Habré Trial Dispute
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has set arguments to begin on March 12, 2012, in a case between Belgium and Senegal over the fate of the former Chadian dictator Hissè…Continue Reading
China: End Crackdown on Tibetans Who Visited India
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
The Chinese government should immediately release Tibetans who have been detained by local police and are being forced to undergo political re-education after travelling to India to list…Continue Reading
Uganda: Minister Shuts Down Rights Workshop
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
A Ugandan minister illegally shut down a leadership training workshop organized by activists advocating for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The Febru…Continue Reading
Hungary: Media Freedom Under Threat
Tweet Widget
Facebook Like
The shrinking space for media freedom in Hungary requires EU action.
(Brussels) – The shrinking space for media freedom in Hungary requires EU action, Human Righ…Continue Reading
EU urged to keep sanctions on Zimbabwe's Mugabe
The European Union should maintain its travel ban and asset freezes on Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe until the country follows through on promised political reforms, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.Continue Reading
Human rights group calls on Saudi Arabia to end ban on women playing competitive sports
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A human rights group called on the International Olympic Committee to require that Saudi Arabia's participation in Olympic sporting events, including the upcoming London Games, be contingent upon the Arab country allowing girl…Continue Reading
Group calls on Saudis to end female discrimination
A human rights group called on the International Olympic Committee to require that Saudi Arabia's participation in Olympic sporting events, including the upcoming London Games, be contingent upon the Arab country allowing girls and women to play co…Continue Reading