Zimbabwean Egypt detentions ‘a step back’
The UN human rights chief said Tuesday that the detention of Zimbabweans meeting about Egypt protests was a serious step backwards and underlined a growing crackdown on civil society in the country.Continue Reading
Uzbek rights group says defamation charges come as retaliation for its activities
MOSCOW – A human rights group that has previously accused Uzbek police of torture said it is facing defamation charges for alleging that a police official was connected to the 2007 death of a popular singer.Continue Reading
Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures’ Whereabouts
(Sanaa) – At least eight people including a southern opposition leader have been "disappeared" after Yemeni security forces detained them in Aden in February 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Libya: What the Security Council Has Done for Justice
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UN warns Yemen against violent repression
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday warned Yemeni authorities against the violent repression of peaceful protests, saying that people have the right to express their grievances.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka attacks on fishermen are a wake-up call to India
ON JANUARY 22, the Sri Lankan Navy intercepted an Indian fishing boat from Tamil Nadu. Two fishermen jumped into the sea, but 28year-old Jayakumar stayed on his boat. The two survivors told the authorities that a Sri Lankan Navy official climbed into t…Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
India will ask the United States to extradite an ex-army officer who is accused of kidnapping and killing a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California, investigators said Tuesday.Continue Reading
UNHRC poised to adopt report praising Libya’s Human Rights records
New York, Feb 29 (ANI): Amid unrest in Libya, where on one side the United Nations has condemned the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, the organisation’s Human Rights Council is poised adopt a report praising the …Continue Reading
India seeks extradition from US of soldier wanted in Kashmiri lawyer’s killing
SRINAGAR, India – Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Cleric Who Backs Change
(Munich) – Saudi authorities should immediately release a Shia cleric apparently arrested on February 27, 2011, for calling for a constitutional monarchy and equal rights for Shia in his Friday sermon, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Hold Perpetrators of Crackdown Accountable
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Hague urges Libya to end violence
Britain has warned supporters of Colonel Gaddafi that there will be a “day of reckoning” for anyone involved in human rights abuses.Continue Reading
The Balkans Must Broaden Approach to Human Rights
For many in Europe, the western Balkans still evoke images of the brutal conflicts that followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The legacy of those wars continues to shape European Union and US policy toward the region.
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