US appeals court says Indonesians may pursue lawsuit against Exxon over human rights abuses
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court revived claims Friday that Exxon Mobil Corp. should be held accountable in U.S. courts for human rights abuses allegedly committed by Indonesian troops guarding an Exxon natural gas facility.Continue Reading
DC Circuit Reinstates Human Rights Case Against ExxonMobil
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Syrian activists hope South Africa can pressure Assad
As Syrians continue to take to the streets, facing a brutal government crackdown, a delegation of Syrian human rights activists has come to South Africa to build up international support for their pro-democracy cause.Continue Reading
Libya: Government Lays More Mines in Western Mountains
Libyan government forces have placed at least three minefields containing antipersonnel and antivehicle landmines outside the village of al-Qawalish in the western Nafusa Mountains.
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Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don’t Sell Out on Human Rights
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should consider the political signals her government is sending to Saudi Arabia before approving a deal to sell 200 German-made tanks to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has a dismal h…Continue Reading
Germany/Saudi Arabia: Don’t Sell Out on Human Rights
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany should consider the political signals her government is sending to Saudi Arabia before approving a deal to sell 200 German-made tanks to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has a dismal h…Continue Reading
Colombia: Investigate Spate of Killings by Armed Groups
The massacre of seven people in southern Colombia, allegedly by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) guerrillas, underscores the ruthless tactics employed by t…Continue Reading
Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
The clashes in Cairo on June 28 and 29, 2011, between police and protesters in which more than 1,000 people were injured highlight the urgent need to reform security forces. The government should promptly formulat…Continue Reading
Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
The clashes in Cairo on June 28 and 29, 2011, between police and protesters in which more than 1,000 people were injured highlight the urgent need to reform security forces. The government should promptly formulat…Continue Reading
UN official: US execution of Leal broke int’l law
The U.N.’s top human rights official says the U.S. breached international law when it executed a Mexican citizen.Continue Reading
Krishna rejects Danish court’s argument of human rights violations in India
Onboard/Dhaka, July 8(ANI): Referring to refusal by a Danish court to extradite Danish national Kim Davy aka Neils Holck, the prime accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, on the basis of human rights violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Kris…Continue Reading
Letter to President Barack Obama regarding the JADE Act and Establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry for Burma
July 7, 2011
The Honorable Mr. Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500
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US: Court Overrules Anti-Prostitution Gag Rule for US Groups
The US Court of Appeals’ ruling on July 6, 2011, that the government may not force US organizations that get funding for international anti-AIDS work to pledge their opposition to prostitution is an important ste…Continue Reading
U.S. urges U.N. sleuth resign over blog cartoon
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it has called on the U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories to resign after he published a cartoon on his blog which he later withdrew as “anti-semitic.”Continue Reading
Enough is enough: End appalling migrant detention conditions in Greece
By Kondylia Gogou and Giorgos Kosmopoulos, researcher and campaigner in Amnesty International’s EU Team
After a three-day visit to the detention facilities of Fylakio, Ferres, Soufli and Tyhero on Greece’s border with Turkey, we left with knot…Continue Reading