Cambodia: Closure of UN Office Threatens Rights Efforts
(London) – Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have issued the following statement about comments by senior Cambodian officials concerning the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia:
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Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group on Friday denounced a regional government’s investigation into the slaying of Kurdish journalist critical of authorities in Iraq, calling for a more independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group on Friday denounced a regional government’s investigation of a slain Kurdish journalist in Iraq and demanded that officials open a new, independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group is denouncing a government investigation of a slain Kurdish journalist and wants officials to open a new, independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurdistan: Journalists Under Threat
(New York) – Journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan who criticize the regional government have faced substantial violence, threats, and lawsuits in recent months, and some have fled the country, Human Rights Watch reported today.
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Oslo Forum on the Universality of Human Rights: New Arguments for Defenders of the Universality of Human Rights
On Thursday and Friday, October 21-22, the Forum on the Universality of Human Rights was held in Oslo, hosted by the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe in collaboration with the European Wergeland Center for Education in Human Rights.Continue Reading
China dissidents under lockdown as Nobel tensions linger
Dozens of Chinese dissidents and human rights activists remain under house arrest as a wary government seeks to stifle support for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, a New York-based human rights group said.Continue Reading
Australian rights agency says asylum centre must close
SYDNEY, Oct 29, 2010 (AFP) – – Australia’s human rights agency Friday urged the government to stop locking up asylum seekers on remote Christmas Island, its main detention centre, saying it was overcrowded and inadequate.Continue Reading
The Mbeki Panel Report One Year On
One year ago, on October 29, 2009, the African Union (AU) endorsed the important report and recommendations of the African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD), led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki.read moreContinue Reading
Sudan: Don’t Ignore AU Justice Recommendations
(New York) – Sudan has failed to act on recommendations made a year ago by the African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today.
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The Politics of Blogging in Vietnam
Sophie Richardson, Asia Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch spoke to The Fresh Outlook’s Foreign Affairs reporter, Emma Wilson, about politically motivated arrests of bloogers in Vietnam.
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Southeast Asian NGOs give ASEAN Human Rights body a failing mark
Members of human rights organizations in Southeast Asia have given the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) a failing mark for its performance in its first year.Continue Reading
US waiving penalties for use of child soldiers
In a move criticized by human rights organizations, the Obama administration has decided to exempt Yemen and three other countries that use child soldiers from U.S. penalties under the 2008 Child Soldiers Prevention Act.Continue Reading
Clinton backs UN probe on Myanmar rights
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her support behind an international human rights probe in Myanmar amid growing US frustration with polls planned by the military regime.Continue Reading
Clinton backs UN probe on Myanmar rights
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton threw her support behind an international human rights probe in Myanmar amid growing US frustration with polls planned by the military regime.Continue Reading