Haiti judge: Try Duvalier on corruption charges
A Haitian judge said Monday that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier should face trial for corruption, but not the more serious charges of human rights violations committed during his rule.Continue Reading
Israel: High Court Rulings Undermine Human Rights
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Recent decisions by Israel’s high court aim to legitimize clear violations of Israel’s international legal obligations. In one decision, the court disregarded international l…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Christians Arrested at Private Prayer
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Thirty five Ethiopian Christians are awaiting deportation from Saudi Arabia for “illicit mingling,” after police arrested them when they raided a private prayer gathering in …Continue Reading
Pakistan: Shahzad Commission Results Marred by Free Ride for ISI
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The Pakistani government should redouble efforts to find the killers of the journalist Saleem Shahzad, following the failure of the judicial inquiry commission to identify those responsi…Continue Reading
Group clarifies position on US treatment of Saleh
The Human Rights Watch is clarifying its position on the embattled Yemeni president Ali Abdulla Saleh getting medical treatment in the United States.Continue Reading
Forced marriage violates human rights – UNICEF
"Forced marriages constitute a serious violation of human rights and the rights of the child," said Dennis McKinlay, Executive Director of UNICEF NZ, in response to the story of a 17 year-old woman forced into a marriage and held against her …Continue Reading
Yemen: Governments Should Oppose Saleh’s Immunity
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Yemeni President Ali Abudllah Saleh’s arrival in the United States for medical treatment highlights the need for international action to serve justice for serious crimes in Yemen. …Continue Reading
Libyan police to take over prisons
Following human rights groups' complaints of rampant torture of inmates, Iraq's government has moved to take control of the country's makeshift prisons.Continue Reading
Climate of intolerance in West Bank, activists say
A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights.Continue Reading
'Human Rights Watch's report on China lacks objectivity, impartiality'
Beijing, Jan 29(ANI): The World Report 2012 report released by the New York-based NGO Human Rights Watch lacks objectivity and impartiality in examining China's human rights scenario, a report in a Chinese daily has said.Continue Reading
Indonesia must drop charges against Papuans: HRW
Human Rights Watch Sunday called on Indonesia to drop treason charges against five peaceful protesters, a day ahead of their expected trial in the remote province of Papua.Continue Reading
Indonesia: Drop Charges Against Papuan Activists
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The Indonesian government should drop charges against five Papuan activists who are being prosecuted for peacefully expressing their political views.
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UNICEF says 384 children killed so far in Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 384 children have been killed during Syria's 10-month uprising and virtually the same number have been jailed, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. UNICEF spokeswoman Marixie Mercado told Reute…Continue Reading
¡El fax esta saturado! Y nuestra llamada por la libertad de expresión escuchada
By Jeremy Bloom Campaigner, Central America Team,
Hace cinco días, lanzamos una acción nueva e emocionante – llamando a nuestros miembros e activistas en las redes sociales a enviar un fax a la Fiscal General de Guatemala de parte de la defensora …Continue Reading
Faxes Jammed! And our call for Freedom of Expression heard
By Jeremy Bloom Campaigner, Central America Team,
Five days ago we started an exciting new faxjam action – calling on our members and social media supporters around the world to send a fax to the Attorney General of Guatemala on behalf of human rig…Continue Reading