Discouraging year for rights in Australia: Amnesty
Australia’s human rights record has taken backward steps on refugees and Aborigines, Amnesty International warned Friday as it criticised a plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia.Continue Reading
TPPA under fire over human rights
The controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is under fire over human rights issues.Continue Reading
Uzbekistan’s Imprisoned Human Rights Defenders
Human Rights Watch calls on the Uzbek government to immediately and unconditionally release all wrongfully imprisoned activists, several of whom suffer from serious illness and at least seven of whom have been ill-treated or subjected to torture in pri…Continue Reading
Uruguay rules state killings not human rights crimes
Uruguay’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that state-sponsored killings committed during the 1973-1985 dictatorship should be classed as murders rather than human rights crimes, drawing sharp criticism from rights activists.Continue Reading
Human Rights Commission considering TPPA request
The Human Rights Commission is considering a request to look into the implications of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).Continue Reading
‘Arab Spring’ offers lesson to the world
By Salil Shetty, Secretary General, Amnesty International
For those working in human rights, the events of the last week have led to some interesting but challenging debates.
We have heard government officials and pundits argue that torture led to th…Continue Reading
Rights abuses by security forces rife in Africa: Amnesty
Human rights violations, including extra-judicial executions and torture, by security forces still plague several African countries, Amnesty International said Friday.Continue Reading
Ai Weiwei and China’s assault on truth
In the midst of China’s worst spike in official repression in more than a decade, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spoke out April 14 about the need for his government to "encourage people to speak truthfully." The irony of Mr.
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Uganda: Parliament Committee Backs Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The Ugandan parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has regrettably recommended passage of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including retaining the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuali…Continue Reading
Uganda: Parliament Committee Backs Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The Ugandan parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has regrettably recommended passage of the proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill, including retaining the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuali…Continue Reading
Gulf Cooperation Council: Revoke Immunity Promise to Saleh
(New York) – Negotiators should immediately remove a promise of immunity from any resignation deal for President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen in light of repeated, lethal attacks by his security forces on peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
Letter to Secretary Clinton Regarding Bahrain and Yemen at the Human Rights Council
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
US Department of State
2201 C Street
Washington, D.C. 20522
Dear Secretary Clinton:
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UN Security Council: Letter Regarding Upcoming Trip to Africa
To: Members of the UN Security Council
Dear Ambassador,
We write in advance of your trip to Africa to highlight key human rights concerns we hope you will be in a position to address while in Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
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Uncontrolled Pain
This 93-page report describes Ukrainian government policies that make it impossible for cancer patients living in rural areas to get essential pain medications. While most cancer patients in cities have access to some medications, the treatment they re…Continue Reading
Ukraine: Condemned to Excruciating Pain
(Kiev) – Tens of thousands of patients with advanced cancer in Ukraine unnecessarily suffer from severe pain every year because they cannot get effective, safe, and inexpensive pain medications, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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