Pakistan: Prevent Targeted Killings of Shia Muslims
The Pakistani government should take all necessary steps to ensure the security of Shia Muslims in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
(New York) – The Pakistani government should take …Continue Reading
US: Don’t Finance Child Soldiers
The US government should reverse its decision to continue military assistance to governments using child soldiers.
(New York) – The US government should reverse its decision to continue mi…Continue Reading
Ministers in row over human rights
Senior Cabinet ministers have become embroiled in a furious row over human rights, after Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke publicly questioned claims made by Home Secretary Theresa May in a speech to the Conservative Party conference.Continue Reading
People Live Here: Celebrating World Habitat Day in Port Harcourt
By Heerko Dijksterhuis, Africa Coordinator at Amnesty International Netherlands and Dani Valls, Regional Campaign Coordinator, Africa Programme, Amnesty International International Secretariat
Yesterday was World Habitat Day. In Port Harcourt, Nigeria…Continue Reading
May calls for human rights repeal
The home secretary has said the right to a family life is being abused by criminals and should be repealed.Continue Reading
Home Secretary Triggers Row Over ‘Catgate’
Theresa May has triggered a row on alleged abuses of the Human Rights Act by claiming an illegal immigrant could not be deported because he owned a cat.Continue Reading
Burma: Thai Leader Should Promote Rights During Visit
The first official visit to Burma by Thailand’s new prime minister should focus on mutual human rights concerns as well as investment opportunities.
(New York) – The first official v…Continue Reading
Shell fuelled human rights abuses in Nigeria – NGO
* Shell funded clashing armed gangs – watchdog report * Oil major denies it caused any human rights abuses * Company is selling off Nigerian oil blocks ABUJA, Oct 3 (Reuters) – An industry watchdog accused …Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: ICC Judges OK Investigation
The International Criminal Court (ICC) judges took a major step to ensure justice for victims in Côte d’Ivoire by authorizing the ICC prosecutor to open an investigation into crimes committed in the country’s…Continue Reading
World’s Major Human Rights Groups Unite to Campaign for Investigation into North Korea’s Crimes Against Humanity
The world’s three largest international human rights organizations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the International Federationfor Human Rights (FIDH), along with 40other organizations from ar…Continue Reading
Human rights live here – stopping forced evictions worldwide
By Meghna Abraham, Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Team at Amnesty International
You come home in the evening, after a long day’s work. Your children are sitting at a table, finishing their homework. Suddenly, some government…Continue Reading
Human Rights Campaign Honored at Sixth Annual Convio Client Summit
Convio, Inc. today presented The Human Rights Campaign , America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, with an Innovator Award in the Best Use of New Media category for its “Coming Out…Continue Reading
Cambodia: Judges Investigating Khmer Rouge Crimes Should Resign
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The two investigating judges at the hybrid Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), created to try Khmer Rouge mass crimes and to bring justice to the Cambodian people, h…Continue Reading
Aid group warns West not to trade women’s rights for peace in Afghanistan
OTTAWA – Two new reports from the international aid group Oxfam paint an unnerving portrait of human rights in Afghanistan and warn the international community, including Canada, not to sacrifice women or justice in order to achieve peace.Continue Reading
Afghan women, justice at risk, Oxfam warns
Two new reports paint an unnerving portrait of human rights in Afghanistan and warn the international community, including Canada, not to trade women or justice in order to achieve peace.Continue Reading