Syrian rights groups say security forces killed 76
Six Syrian human rights groups say security forces killed 76 protesters on Friday in different parts of the country.Continue Reading
6 Syrian human rights groups says security forces killed 76 protesters
BEIRUT – Six Syrian human rights groups say security forces killed 76 protesters on Friday in different parts of the country.Continue Reading
Gillard must set example in China: Human Rights Watch
Australian premier Julia Gillard must set an international example and tackle China on human rights rather than sidestepping the issue in favour of improving trade ties, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Gillard must set example in China: Human Rights Watch
SYDNEY, April 23, 2011 (AFP) – – Australian premier Julia Gillard must set an international example and tackle China on human rights rather than sidestepping the issue in favour of improving trade ties, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.Continue Reading
Russia: Joint NGO Letter to the Prime Minister of Sweden
Dear Minister Reinfeldt,
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Vietnam: Free Influential Democracy Activist
(New York) – Vietnam’s government should immediately release the writer Vi Duc Hoi, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in January 2011 for "conducting propaganda" against the government, Human Rights Watch said today. The appeals cour…Continue Reading
UAE widens crackdown on dissent to legal group: HRW
Human Rights Watch said on Friday that the United Arab Emirates has dissolved a civil society group after it arrested three prominent activists.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Prevent Injustice for Gang-Rape Victim
(New York) – The Pakistani government should petition for the full bench of the Supreme Court to review its decision to acquit five men accused of gang-raping a woman in 2002 under orders from a village council, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Letter to Prime Minister Gillard regarding Human Rights Abuses by the Chinese Government
The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Re: Human rights abuses by the Chinese government
Dear Prime Minister Gillard,
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UAE: Government Dissolves Rights Group’s Board
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Syrian human rights group: 49 protesters killed in the bloodiest day of the uprising
BEIRUT – Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday on pro-democracy demonstrations across the country, killing at least 49 people — including a young boy — in the bloodiest day of the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s authori…Continue Reading
US, China to hold human rights talks
China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that the US condemned.Continue Reading
US, China to hold human rights talks
China and the United States will hold human rights talks in Beijing next week, the State Department announced Friday, amid a Chinese crackdown on government critics that the US condemned.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east on Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading
Saudi Shi’ite protesters demand human rights reform
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Some 200 Shi’ites protested in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing east on Friday, calling for human rights reform and denouncing the demolition of Shi’ite mosques in nearby Bahrain, two activists told Reuters.Continue Reading