Angola: Free Demonstrators Unfairly Convicted
The Angolan authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges against 18 people who were convicted after unfair trials for their participation in an anti-government demonstration in Luanda. …Continue Reading
Vietnamese Writers Honored for Commitment to Rights
Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 48 writers from 24 countries who have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award recognizing writers who demonstrate courage and conviction in the face of …Continue Reading
Asia Pulp & Paper Follows UN Lead, Commits to First-Ever Human Rights Audit
Asia Pulp & Paper Group is initiating its first-ever comprehensive human rights audit across the company’s Indonesian operations, heeding the United Nations call for the global protection of human rights by businesses around the world.Continue Reading
Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Expression
Forty-eight writers from 24 countries have received 2011 Hellman/Hammett grants for their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of persecution.
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Victorian rights to be ‘aspirational’
Victoria’s key human rights legislation could become an “aspirational document” if recommendations from a parliamentary review are adopted.Continue Reading
Philippines: Homicide Trial of 8 Soldiers Nears End
The final two defense witnesses are scheduled to testify this week in Tagum City in the first trial in the Philippines in a decade in which soldiers have been charged with homicide in an armed conflict situation.
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Philippines: Homicide Trial of 8 Soldiers Nears End
The final two defense witnesses are scheduled to testify this week in Tagum City in the first trial in the Philippines in a decade in which soldiers have been charged with homicide in an armed conflict situation.
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Burma: Free Political Prisoners to Show Commitment to Reform
The Burmese government should immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners in Burma to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its touted reform process.
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Burma: Free Political Prisoners to Show Commitment to Reform
The Burmese government should immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners in Burma to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its touted reform process.
(New York) – The Bu…Continue Reading
Libyan rebels tarnished by human rights report
While pro-Qaddafi forces carried out numerous atrocities throughout Libya’s civil war, rebel groups are also to blame for serious human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.Continue Reading
Hague attacks Iran over human rights record
Britain will seek a resolution at the UN general assembly on human rights condemning Iran, William Hague has pledged.Continue Reading
Afghanistan Ratifies Global Ban on Cluster Bombs
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Afghanistan should be commended for its ratification of the international convention banning cluster bombs in defiance of pressure from the United States.
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U.N. experts say Israel’s blockade of Gaza illegal
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip violates international law, a panel of human rights experts reporting to a U.N. body said on Tuesday, disputing a conclusion reached by a separate U.N. probe into Israel’s raid on a Gaza-boun…Continue Reading
Campaigners urge UN rights council to probe Sri Lanka
Rights campaigners on Tuesday urged the UN Human Rights Council to order a probe into the final months of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict, after a report detailing serious violations was transferred to the council.Continue Reading
Clarke holds ground on human rights
There is not the “faintest chance” that the government will withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, the Commons has heard.Continue Reading