China considers legalising secret detentions
China is considering changes to its criminal law that human rights activists said Saturday would effectively legalise the forced disappearance of dissidents.Continue Reading
Libya: Q&A on the Arrest and Surrender of the Three International Criminal Court Suspects
UN condemns assault of staff member in South Sudan
The U.N. human rights office has condemned an assault by police on its top official in South Sudan.Continue Reading
China plans to improve human rights record
Beijing, Aug 26 (ANI): China will draft a new national program for human rights development for the period from 2012 to 2015 in a bid to improve people’s basic rights, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, has said.Continue Reading
Coalition braced for internal battle on human rights
The dividing lines for the upcoming battle between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats on human rights law were mapped out by the deputy prime minister today.Continue Reading
Angola: Stop Forced Evictions
The Angolan government should immediately take measures to protect the fundamental human rights of people forcibly evicted to make way for public infrastructure projects.
(Johannesburg) – T…Continue Reading
South Sudan police assault U.N. human rights director
JUBA (Reuters) – A group of South Sudanese police officers assaulted the human rights director of the United Nations mission in the country last week, sources and internal documents said Thursday.Continue Reading
UN envoy urges Myanmar to probe rights abuses
A UN envoy called on Myanmar Thursday to urgently investigate human rights abuses, saying serious concerns remained despite signs of an improvement under the new nominally civilian government.Continue Reading
U.N. sleuth tells Myanmar to free political prisoners
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar said on Thursday he had urged the country’s military government to free what he called “large numbers” of political prisoners if they wanted to create a genuine democracy.Continue Reading
U.N. sleuth tells Myanmar to free political prisoners
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar said on Thursday he had urged the country’s military government to free what he called “large numbers” of political prisoners if they wanted to create a genuine democracy.Continue Reading
Report: Nigeria’s anti-graft agency ineffective
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency is unable to challenge the corrupt politicians who cling to power in the oil-rich nation, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Thursday.Continue Reading
UN envoy calls on Myanmar to release prisoners
The U.N. human rights envoy to Myanmar said Thursday at the end of his visit to the country its new government should release all political prisoners.Continue Reading
Nigeria: War on Corruption Hangs in the Balance
The new administration of President Goodluck Jonathan should fix Nigeria’s key anti-corruption agency and refrain from political interference in its work. Endemic government corruption has undermined the basic r…Continue Reading
India: Investigate Unmarked Graves in Jammu and Kashmir
Indian authorities should immediately open an independent, transparent, and credible investigation into the unmarked graves discovered in Jammu and Kashmir state.
(New Delhi) – Indian autho…Continue Reading
Syria’s Human Rights Crisis: Myths and Realities
Syria’s authorities have promised and, in certain areas, enacted a number of reforms since anti-government protests erupted in mid-March. However, the ongoing repression on the ground has completely undermined t…Continue Reading