Sudan: Free Female Activist
(New York) – Sudanese authorities should immediately release Hawa Abdallah or formally charge her with a credible, recognized offense, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdallah, who was arrested on May 6, 2011, is a community activist from the Abu Shouk …Continue Reading
UNESCO: Obiang Prize Rejected a Second Time
EG Justice and other civil society organizations today credited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Executive Board for soundly rejecting a petition by the government of Equato…Continue Reading
UNESCO: Obiang Prize Rejected a Second Time
EG Justice and other civil society organizations today credited the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Executive Board for soundly rejecting a petition by the government of Equato…Continue Reading
Diplomats: Syria won’t run for seat on UN Human Rights Council; will run in 2013
Kuwait said Wednesday it will replace Syria as a candidate for a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body, a victory for human rights groups and governments opposed to the ongoing crackdown by President Bashar Assad’s security forces.Continue Reading
EU Should Ban Arms Sales to Yemen and Bahrain
The text message from a Yemeni activist was desperate. Security forces had opened fire on a square occupied by anti-government protesters in the port city of Aden on 30 April, killing two and wounding dozens. "The shooting doesn’t stop," she …Continue Reading
Syrian security forces kill 18, rights group says
A Syrian human rights group says security forces have killed 18 people, including an 8-year-old boy.Continue Reading
UN: Syria Ends Rights Body Bid, but Not Repression
(New York) – Syria’s withdrawal of its candidacy for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 11, 2011, should be followed by an end to its violent crackdown on peaceful protests, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Uzbekistan: 6 Years On, No Justice for Andijan Victims
(New York) – The European Union and the United States should re-examine their relationships with the Uzbek government in light of its atrocious rights record, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the government massacre …Continue Reading
Kenya deports British human rights defender
A Kenyan official says a British human rights investigator looking into the illegal deportations and detentions of terror suspects from Kenya to Uganda has herself been deported.Continue Reading
Jordan/EU: Torture Prevention Insufficient
Jordan should take steps to prevent torture in light of recent allegations of severe abuse there. European and Arab national human rights institutions are discussing the subject on May 11, 2011, in Berlin, with th…Continue Reading
Jordan/EU: Torture Prevention Insufficient
Jordan should take steps to prevent torture in light of recent allegations of severe abuse there. European and Arab national human rights institutions are discussing the subject on May 11, 2011, in Berlin, with th…Continue Reading
Belarus: Letter to the McDonald’s Corporation regarding Evidence Used in Trial
Mr. Jim Skinner
Chief Executive Officer
McDonald’s Corporation
2111 McDonald’s Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Dear Mr. Skinner,
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Human rights court dismisses Mosley privacy case
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a case brought by former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who sought to impose press curbs after he was embroiled in a sex scandal.Continue Reading
Human rights court dismisses Mosley privacy case
The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a case brought by former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who sought to impose press curbs after he was embroiled in a sex scandal.Continue Reading
US Needs New Counterterrorism Strategy
New York – Even as US President Barack Obama declared that "the world is safer" without Osama bin Laden, his Homeland Security office was bracing for a possible revenge attack.
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