Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures’ Whereabouts
(New York) – Yemeni authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a southern Yemeni opposition leader and his son who were forcibly disappeared in February 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China: Do Not Host Sudanese President
(New York) – The Chinese government’s invitation to Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is an affront to victims of heinous crimes committed in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Media reports indicated that al-Bashir will travel to China on June 27,…Continue Reading
India: Speak up for Syrians
A 13-year-old boy is allegedly tortured to death by security forces on suspicion that he was part of an anti-government protest. His broken body leads to anger and further protests. The government, claiming that the protests are being fuelled by foreig…Continue Reading
India: Speak up for Syrians
A 13-year-old boy is allegedly tortured to death by security forces on suspicion that he was part of an anti-government protest. His broken body leads to anger and further protests. The government, claiming that the protests are being fuelled by foreig…Continue Reading
Yelena Bonner: Are there any dissidents like her in Russia today?
Yelena Bonner, the Soviet-era human rights pioneer and political dissident who died in Boston over the weekend, lived to see a genuine – if incomplete –transformation in her native Russia even though she maintained her principled opposition to the …Continue Reading
China is Hurting its Future by not acting on Lead Poisoning
The trajectory of China’s lead poisoning epidemic is reminiscent of other Chinese public health crises over the last decade, with the repeating themes of corruption, cover up and harassment. Lead poisoning can cau…Continue Reading
Turkey: Make Rights Reform a Priority
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government should put human rights reforms, starting with a new constitution, at the top of its agenda for its third term.
(Istanbul) – The Justice and Dev…Continue Reading
National Center for Civil and Human Rights Reaches Key Milestone of Selecting Construction Management Team
H.J. Russell & Company, C.D. Moody Construction Company and Holder Construction Company, three Atlanta-based construction firms teamed in a joint venture, won the competitive at-risk proposal process to provide construction management services to build…Continue Reading
Time to help the ‘double’ refugees in Choucha, Tunisia
By Charlotte Phillips, Amnesty International researcher on refugees’ and migrants’ rights.
Life in Choucha camp is hard. Located in the Tunisian desert, not far from the border with Libya, the scorching midday sun beats down on row upon row …Continue Reading
Philippines: Dictating choices, risking lives
Doe-eyed and frail, with a mellow voice and a cheery smile, nothing about Sara (not her real name) suggested she had been through ordeal after ordeal in her 22 years. Forcibly married at 15 to a much older man, sh…Continue Reading
EU: Put Rights at Heart of Migration Policy
(Brussels) – European Union (EU) heads of state meeting in Brussels later this week should put human rights at the heart of EU migration and asylum policy, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Home Care For Elderly ‘Abuses Human Rights’
The basic human rights of older people receiving care at home are being overlooked, a new report has revealed.Continue Reading
Letter to Turkish Prime Minister, Mr Erdoğan, Regarding Human Rights Priorities for the New Government
In its second term, your government pursued an ambitious foreign policy, showing resolve in raising Turkey’s international role and regional prominence. At home, the government took steps to bring to an end the …Continue Reading
Bonner was ‘extraordinary voice’ for human rights: US
The United States expressed sadness Sunday over the death of former Soviet dissident Yelena Bonner, hailing the tireless critic of Vladimir Putin as an “extraordinary voice” for human rights.Continue Reading
AJC Mourns the Passing of Yelena Bonner, Champion of Human Rights
AJC mourns the passing of Yelena Bonner, a human rights champion of extraordinary courage, valor, and determination. She died in Boston yesterday.Continue Reading