UN General Assembly condemns human rights violations by Syrian president’s government
The U.N. General Assembly signalled growing international opposition to Syria’s crackdown on civilians Monday, voting overwhelmingly to condemn human rights violations by President Bashar Assad’s government and calling for an immediate end to violence.Continue Reading
UN condemns human rights violations in Syria
The U.N. General Assembly signaled growing international opposition to Syria’s crackdown on civilians Monday, voting overwhelmingly to condemn human rights violations by President Bashar Assad’s government and calling for an immediate end to violence.Continue Reading
UN denounces widespread human rights violations in North Korea
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday denouncing widespread human rights violations in North Korea ranging from public executions to severe restrictions on freedom of expression, religion and assembly.Continue Reading
UN denounces NKorea rights violations
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday denouncing widespread human rights violations in North Korea ranging from public executions to severe restrictions on freedom of expression, religion and assembly.Continue Reading
Human rights complaint launched against N.W.T. minister
A Fort Smith, N.W.T., woman has launched a human rights complaint against finance minister Michael Miltenberger.Continue Reading
Chrysler Group Achieves Perfect Score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Annual Corporate Equality Index
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. , Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –Company is one of 190 leading employers to achieve a perfect score in the 2012 report Index rates major employers based on lesbian, gay, bisexual and …Continue Reading
North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity
Governments should mark North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s death with a clear demand that the new leader choose a path of reforming the country’s abysmal human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today. read moreContinue Reading
North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity
Governments should mark North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s death with a clear demand that the new leader choose a path of reforming the country’s abysmal human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today. read moreContinue Reading
Rights groups accuse Europe of CIA flights coverup
A majority of 28 mostly European countries have failed to comply with freedom of information requests about their involvement in secret CIA flights carrying suspected terrorists, two human rights groups said Monday.Continue Reading
North Korea: Kim Jong-Il’s Legacy of Mass Atrocity
Governments should mark North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il’s death with a clear demand that the new leader choose a path of reforming the country’s abysmal human rights situation, Human Rights Watch said today. …Continue Reading
Archeology report criticizes human rights museum
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has been criticized for the way archeological digs were handled at the construction site, according to a report the museum has refused to release.Continue Reading
Inside Cyprus’ migrant detention centres
By Giorgos Kosmopoulos, Amnesty International’s Greece and Cyprus campaigner
Hundreds of migrants awaiting deportation from Cyprus are being held for months in squalid conditions with limited access to legal and medical aid.
A few muted rays of light…Continue Reading
US: End CIA Drone Attacks
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The US government should transfer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) command of aerial drone strikes to the armed forces and clarify its legal rationale for targeted killings, Human Right…Continue Reading
Q & A: US Targeted Killings and International Law
This Q&A focuses on legal and policy issues related to targeted killings, primarily attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, conducted by the US Armed Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CI…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Ensure Independent Probe Into Clashes
The Kazakh authorities should immediately restore communications with Zhanaozen and ensure an investigation into clashes there between police and civilians is independent.
(Moscow) – The Ka…Continue Reading