China criticised for jailing monk
Human rights activists have criticised China for jailing a Tibetan lama for 11 years over the death of a young monk who set himself alight.Continue Reading
PHR: Libya troops held civilians as human shields
Libyan troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi forced civilians to act as human shields, perching children on tanks to deter NATO attacks, human rights investigators said. It was part of a pattern of rapes, slayings, “disappearances” and other war crimes that …Continue Reading
Gaddafi war crimes in Misrata widespread: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Forces loyal to fallen Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi committed a vast array of possible war crimes while battling rebels in Misrata, the country’s third largest city, according to a report issued on Tuesday by a U.S.-based human rig…Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurdistan: Prominent Kurdish Journalist Assaulted
The Kurdistan Regional Government should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the attack on the prominent journalist Asos Hardi on August 29, 2011, and prosecute whoever is responsible. …Continue Reading
HRW: Venezuela should protect rights activist
A human rights group demanded Monday that President Hugo Chavez’s government provide protection for an activist who had to flee Venezuela after being threatened for alleging human rights abuses in prisons.Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Rights Defender, 6 Activists Convicted
Azerbaijani courts sentenced a human rights defender to three years in prison following a flawed trial on dubious charges of interference with parliamentary elections.
(New York) – Azerbaij…Continue Reading
Venezuela: Protect Human Rights Defender
The Venezuelan government should promptly adopt concrete measures to comply with an Inter-American Court order to protect Humberto Prado, a human rights defender who has been the target of multiple threats. …Continue Reading
Duelo en medio de las celebraciones en Trípoli
Por el equipo de investigación sobre Libia de Amnistía Internacional.
Hombres armados disparan incontables ráfagas a modo de celebración por lo que ahora dormir por la noche aquí resulta difícil. Están exultantes por más de un motivo —la últ…Continue Reading
Unit led by Gaddafi’s son carried out Tripoli massacre: HRW
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A military unit commanded by one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons appears to have been responsible for the summary execution of dozens of detainees in a warehouse near Tripoli last week, a human rights organization said on Monday.Continue Reading
Retreating Gadhafi forces killed Libyan detainees, survivors and human rights groups say
TRIPOLI, Libya – Retreating loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed scores of detainees and arbitrarily shot civilians over the past week, as rebel forces extended their control over the Libyan capital, survivors and a human rights group said.Continue Reading
Libya: Evidence Suggests Khamis Brigade Killed 45 Detainees
Members of the Khamis Brigade, a powerful Gaddafi military force run by Muammar Gaddafi’s son Khamis, appear to have summarily executed detainees in a warehouse near Tripoli on August 23, 2011. Within three days…Continue Reading
Mourning amid the celebration in Tripoli
By Amnesty International’s Libya research team.
It’s hard to sleep at night here now because of armed men letting off countless rounds of celebratory gunfire. There’s much they’re overjoyed about – the latest victory, the capture of a…Continue Reading
Gadhafi forces killed detainees, survivors say
Retreating loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed scores of detainees and arbitrarily shot civilians over the past week, as rebel forces extended their control over the Libyan capital, survivors and a human rights group said Sunday.Continue Reading
Human rights group: evidence indicates Gadhafi forces killed at least 17 detainees
TRIPOLI, Libya – Evidence indicates that loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed at least 17 detainees and arbitrarily executed dozens of civilians as rebels moved into Tripoli, a New York-based human rights groups said Sunday.Continue Reading
Libyan forces killed detainees: rights group
Evidence indicates that loyalists of Moammar Gadhafi killed at least 17 detainees and arbitrarily executed dozens of civilians as rebels moved into Tripoli, a New York-based human rights groups said Sunday.Continue Reading