Guantanamo: A decade of damage to human rights
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison.Continue Reading
Yemen: Reject Immunity Law for President Saleh and Aides
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Yemen’s parliament should reject a draft law that would grant amnesty to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and anyone who served with him for crimes committed during his 33-year rule. T…Continue Reading
Cuba activist: Brief detentions doubled in 2011
A leading Cuban human rights campaigner said Tuesday that brief detentions of dissidents nearly doubled in 2011 compared to the year before.Continue Reading
Afghan police to control prisons, rights group concerned
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan handed control of all its prisons on Tuesday to the interior ministry, which commands the police force, raising concerns among human rights activists that prisoners could be at greater risk of torture and mistreatment. Pre…Continue Reading
Pak Human Rights Commission alarmed over journalists receiving life threats
Lahore, Jan 10(ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over reports of several journalists facing threats in recent weeks and called on the government to ensure their security.Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Decree Increases Detainees’ Risk of Torture
President Hamid Karzai should revoke a new decree that puts detainees in Afghan-run prisons at heightened risk of torture and ill-treatment.
(New York) – President Hamid Karzai should revok…Continue Reading
White House protesters call for Guantanamo closure
Human rights activists, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, protested in front of the White House Monday to demand that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed, 10 years after it opened.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Acquitted
On January 9, 2012, a Kuala Lumpur court acquitted Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of consensual sodomy.
(New York) – On January 9, 2012, a Kuala Lumpur court acquitted Malaysian …Continue Reading
Yemen immunity law sparks debates over past crimes
A new law granting sweeping immunity to Yemen’s president and anyone who served in his authoritarian regime over the past 33 years sparked fresh violence Monday and brought condemnation from human rights groups.Continue Reading
UN rights chief concerned at recent Fiji events
The UN human rights head Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at recent developments in Fiji saying critics of the government have faced criminal charges, arbitrary detention and intimidation.Continue Reading
Bahrain downplays human rights worries
Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have downplayed fears about the unrest in the kingdom following calls from human rights groups to boycott the event.Continue Reading
Concert for Peace held in Dimapur
Dimapur, Jan 9 (ANI): “End Human Rights Violations Against Children and Youth,” the main theme of a peace concert was organized at the Holy Cross School under the aegis of Peace Channel recently.Continue Reading
US rights activist denied entry into Bahrain
An American human rights activist, who intended to observe a protest-related trial in Bahrain, was denied entry into the Gulf kingdom on Sunday despite authorities’ pledge of transparency.Continue Reading
Concert for Peace held in Dimapur
Dimapur, Jan 8 (ANI): “End Human Rights Violations Against Children and Youth,” the main theme of a peace concert was organized at the Holy Cross School under the aegis of Peace Channel recently.Continue Reading
Sudan’s Bashir offers to help form new Libyan army
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges, said on Saturday he has offered to help Libya integrate its dozens of militias into the country’s armed forces. “We have an ex…Continue Reading