Jordan: Drop Charges for ‘Undermining Royal Dignity’
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Jordan’s military prosecutor should drop charges of “undermining his majesty’s dignity” against a youth who burned the king’s image on January 11, 2012. Alt…Continue Reading
No más amenazas de muerte. Únete a nuestra campaña por la libertad de expresión
De Sauro Scarpelli, director de campaña en el Equipo de Individuos en Situación de Riesgo, Amnistía Internacional
Norma Cruz es una defensora de derechos humanos que ha recibido 47 amenazas de muerte en mensajes de texto enviados a su teléfono móv…Continue Reading
Corporations Launch First-Of-A-Kind Testing Of New Labor & Human Rights Supply Chain Performance Indicators
Nine companies this month launched a process to test newly-developed Key Performance Indicators to assess reputational risks and operational shortcomings associated with labor and human rights factors in corporate supply chains.Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Terrorism Verdict Quashes Free Speech
The Ethiopian Federal High Court on January 19, 2012, convicted three Ethiopian journalists, an opposition leader, and a fifth person under an anti-terrorism law that violates free expression and due process right…Continue Reading
Gaza / West Bank: Investigate Attacks on Rights Defenders
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Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) should investigate recent brutal attacks against human rights defenders in Gaza and the West Bank and hold those responsible to account.
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Swagger, insecurity feed China crackdown: dissident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China's broad crackdown on dissent that has seen activists get lengthy jail terms and human rights lawyers disappear stems from a mix of arrogance and insecurity in Beijing, the most recently exiled Chinese dissident said on …Continue Reading
Turkey: Court Protects Journalist’s Killers
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A Turkish court’s verdict on January 17, 2012, that there was no state involvement or organized plot behind the 2007 shooting of the Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is a tra…Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Appoint Experts to Human Rights Commission
President Hamid Karzai should appoint independent and experienced human rights experts to fill vacancies on the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC).
(New York) – President H…Continue Reading
UK: European Court Ruling Sends Mixed Message on Torture
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The European Court of Human Rights ruling on January 17, 2012, against the deportation of a Jordanian national from the United Kingdom could have serious consequences for human rights pr…Continue Reading
UK: European Court Ruling Sends Mixed Message on Torture
The European Court of Human Rights ruling on January 17, 2012, against the deportation of a Jordanian national from the United Kingdom could have serious consequences for human rights protection in Europe, said th…Continue Reading
Human rights activists encouraged by measures to combat racial profiling
Human rights activists who have been sounding the alarm about racial profiling among some Montreal police officers said they’re happy that the top brass has acknowledged the problem, but said a lot more work needs to be done on the ground before raci…Continue Reading
Gatineau immigrant guide draws human rights complaint
A Moroccan man from Gatineau, Que., has filed a human rights complaint regarding an immigrant values guide that suggests new Canadians should refrain from bribing city officials.Continue Reading
China defends human rights progress
Beijing, Jan.18 (ANI): China has defended its human rights record, and said that no country has the right to interfere in its internal affairs and violate its judicial sovereignty.Continue Reading
Chinese ministry defends progress on human rights
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – China objects to other countries' interference in its internal affairs and the violation of China's judicial sovereignty by making an issue of human rights, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Chinese ministry defends progress on human rights
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – China objects to other countries' interference in its internal affairs and the violation of China's judicial sovereignty by making an issue of human rights, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.Continue Reading