Russia: Airport Bombing an Affront to Civilian Life
Russia should ensure that the bombing at one of Moscow’s international airports on the afternoon of January 24, 2011, is investigated in full accordance with international human rights standards and that those res…Continue Reading
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading
U.N. defends Ban Ki-moon against rights criticism
The United Nations defended Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday against charges he has failed to speak out on human rights, saying that Ban had achieved positive results around the world.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: New Rules Narrow Space for Criticism
(New York) – Some Saudis enjoyed a limited, but lively, exchange of views in 2010, largely online, but the government harassed and jailed vocal critics and a new regulation is likely to squelch most electronic communications, Human Rights Watch said to…Continue Reading
Morocco/Western Sahara: Dissidents in Prison, Unfair Trials
(New York) – Morocco imprisoned government critics and dissidents for their peaceful expression during 2010, despite the image it enjoys as a regional leader on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2011.
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Syria among worst for rights abuses: HRW report
Syria’s authorities were among the worse violators of human rights last year, jailing lawyers, torturing opponents and using violence to repress ethnic Kurds, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.Continue Reading
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading
Watchdog slams UN, EU’s human rights ‘cowardice’
The UN and EU stand accused of “cowardice” for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China through soft diplomacy, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are ignoring abuses by repressive regimes and opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Oil shelters Africa from criticism: rights group
Oil is sheltering major African states from international criticism on human rights with foreign nations reliant on crude reluctant to speak out, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are ignoring abuses by repressive regimes and opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Watchdog slams UN, EU’s human rights ‘cowardice’
The UN and EU were accused of “cowardice” for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China or Uzbekistan through quiet dialogue and cooperation, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Monday.Continue Reading
Thai rights pioneer Thongbai Thongpao dead at 84
Thongbai Thongpao, a pioneering Thai human rights lawyer inspired by his time as a political prisoner under a military dictatorship, died Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are turning a blind eye to abuses by repressive regimes, opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch says.Continue Reading
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading