Rights group calls for UN resolution on Syria
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for a United Nations resolution condemning violence in Syria against peaceful political protesters and calling for an end to such attacks by its government.Continue Reading
US team in NKorea to talk food aid, human rights
A U.S. government team was in North Korea on a rare trip Tuesday to assess food shortages, while the country’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly traveled to an eastern Chinese city to study Beijing’s economic reforms.Continue Reading
Human rights group urges Bahrain to overturn death sentences handed down by closed-door court
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Amnesty International urged Bahrain to overturn the death sentences of two people arrested during Shiite-led anti-government protests in the Gulf island kingdom.Continue Reading
Rights group calls for UN resolution on Syria
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for a United Nations resolution condemning violence in Syria against peaceful political protesters and calling for an end to such attacks by its government.Continue Reading
Rights group wants Saudi female driver freed
Human Rights Watch urged Saudi authorities on Tuesday to release a female activist who led an online campaign against the country’s driving ban and posted a video clip showing herself behind the wheel.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka anti-terror seminar faces boycott call
A leading human rights group urged governments on Tuesday to boycott a conference on fighting insurgents organised by Sri Lanka, which wants to share its experience of defeating separatist militants.Continue Reading
US team in NKorea to talk food aid, human rights
A U.S. government team was in North Korea on a rare trip Tuesday to assess food shortages, while the country’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il reportedly traveled to an eastern Chinese city to study Beijing’s economic reforms.Continue Reading
Rights group wants Saudi female drivers released
Human Rights Watch has urged Saudi authorities to release a female activist who led an online campaign against the country’s driving ban and posted a video clip showing herself behind the wheel.Continue Reading
HRW: concerns about Libya hobbling action on Syria
Human Rights Watch says the U.N. Security Council has been slow to demand that Syria stop attacking civilians because of concerns Western governments used similar demands on Libya to justify a wide bombing campaign.Continue Reading
US: Say No to Proposal Allowing Indefinite Detention of Immigrants
Legislative proposals that seek to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to indefinitely detain immigrants violate constitutional guarantees of due process and US obligations under international…Continue Reading
US: Say No to Proposal Allowing Indefinite Detention of Immigrants
Legislative proposals that seek to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to indefinitely detain immigrants violate constitutional guarantees of due process and US obligations under international…Continue Reading
Ugandan-led rebel group continues attacks; groups say US must step up fight in central Africa
DUNGU, Congo – A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Uganda rebels continue central Africa attacks
A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Guinea’s Conde must address legacy of abuse: HRW
Human Rights Watch urged Guinean President Alpha Conde to address rights abuses and governance problems which set in during 52 years of dictatorships and military rule, in a report published Tuesday.Continue Reading
UN calls for talks to end Sudan’s Abyei crisis
The UN human rights chief condemned Tuesday attacks on Sudan’s flashpoint district of Abyei, and urged both Khartoum and the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army to negotiate an end to the crisis.Continue Reading