Syria: New Satellite Images Show Homs Shelling
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New satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts reveal that the bombardment of the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs has inflicted widespread destruction and a large number of deaths and sever…Continue Reading
Letter to Bahrain’s Ministry of Human Rights and Social Development Regarding Travel Restrictions
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We, the undersigned human rights organizations, would like to thank you for your 28 February 2012 letters and your offer of assistance with arranging our upcoming visits to the Kingdom o…Continue Reading
UAE: Stop Expelling Syrian Protesters
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Emirati authorities should retract their decision to cancel the residency permits of dozens of Syrians who took part in a peaceful protest against the Syrian government in Dubai. …Continue Reading
Fuerzas de seguridad de Maldivas atacan a mujeres en una manifestación
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Un grupo de mujeres que se manifestaban pacíficamente para mostrar su oposición al nuevo presidente de Maldivas se convirtieron en el blanco de una agresión violenta.
El 26 de febrero, en la ciudad de Addu, …Continue Reading
Israel: Revoke Rights Defender’s Travel Ban
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Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now revoke his travel ban.
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U.N. rights body condemns Syria over violations
GENEVA (Reuters) – The main United Nations human rights body condemned the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday for violations in Syria that it said may amount to crimes against humanity, and called for a halt to attacks on civilians. Th…Continue Reading
UN rights body slams Syria, calls for aid access
The U.N.'s top human rights body voted Thursday to condemn Syria for its "widespread and systematic violations" against civilians in a violent crackdown on opposition groups, as more western governments closed their embassies in Damascus …Continue Reading
Sri Lankan government aides and Tamils spar at UN session
Sri Lankan government officials, Tamils in exile from the Indian Ocean island and rights groups sparred verbally at an open hearing Thursday during the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.Continue Reading
Internet Society Delivers Statement at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council
Speaking this week at the Human Rights Council panel on the right to freedom of expression on the Internet, Markus Kummer, Internet Society Vice President for Public Policy, emphasized the importance of a multistakeholder dialogue to further this objec…Continue Reading
Somalia: Investigate Attacks on Journalists
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The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia should promptly investigate the killing of the Somali journalist Abukar Hassan Mohamoud by unknown gunmen.
(Nairob…Continue Reading
Iraq: Intimidation at Anniversary Protests
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Uniformed security forces clamped down on demonstrations marking February 2012 anniversaries of the start of weekly protests in Iraq. Security forces blocked access to protest sites in B…Continue Reading
Iran: Fair Vote Impossible
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Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, 2012, will be grossly unfair because of arbitrary disqualifications and other restrictions. The voting for 290 parliamentary seats…Continue Reading
Russia: Harassment of Critics
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Russian authorities are cracking down on government critics at the same time as they are tolerating large public protests.
(Moscow) – Russian authorities are crac…Continue Reading
California: Over 300 Youth Face Life Without Parole
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Approximately 300 youth offenders have been sentenced to die in California’s prisons for crimes committed when they were teenagers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. …Continue Reading
UN rights chief voices concern over Internet restrictions
United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Wednesday expressed concern about Internet restrictions and the arbitrary detention of bloggers.Continue Reading