رسائل الدعم أمدتني بالقوة أثناء احتجازي في أحد السجون المصرية
لرفع مستوى الوعي حول حملة اكتبوا من أجل الحقوق خلال شهر ديسمبر/ كانون الأول؛ يستذكر المدوِّن والناشط البدوي مسعد أبو فجر، وهو سجين رأي سابContinue Reading
رسائل الدعم أمدتني بالقوة أثناء احتجازي في أحد السجون المصرية
يستذكر مسعد أبو فجر، وهو سجين رأي سابق وناشط من أجل حقوق البدو، في مدونته، كيف أن رسائل الدعم التي كان يتلقاها عندما كان معتقلاً ساهمت في رContinue Reading
Turkish PM to receive Libyan rights award
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Libya next week to receive a human rights prize dedicated to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his office said on Friday.Continue Reading
Turkish PM to receive Libyan rights award
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Libya next week to receive a human rights prize dedicated to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his office said on Friday.Continue Reading
Letters of support gave me strength while in an Egyptian prison
To raise awareness of December’s Write for Rights campaign former prisoner of conscience Musaad Abu Fagr tells how letters lifted his spirits while in detention
The struggle of the Bedouins in Sinai to demand their rights started on 25 April 20…Continue Reading
Amnesty International on tour with U2: Demanding dignity down under
By Lucy Macnamara, Demand Dignity Campaign Co-ordinator at Amnesty International
Amnesty International has rejoined U2 on their 360° tour! Having travelled with them through Europe, this time round we’re down under, here in Auckland, New Zeala…Continue Reading
Western Sahara: Beatings, Abuse by Moroccan Security Forces
(New York) – Moroccan security forces repeatedly beat and abused people they detained following disturbances on November 8, 2010, in the Western Sahara capital city of El-Ayoun, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces also directly attacked civi…Continue Reading
Southern Exposure
I. Summary
II. Introduction
III. Human Rights in the South: An Environment of Risk for HIV
Poverty
Lack of Access to Health Care
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US: Southern Policies Fuel HIV Epidemic
(New York) – Progress in the fight against AIDS in the southern United States is undermined by state laws and policies that impose ineffective approaches and fuel stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV, Human Rights Watch said today.
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There Must Be An Authoritative Sri Lankan War Crimes Enquiry
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Venezuelan NGOs fear restrictions on foreign funds
Venezuela’s human rights groups are raising concerns over pending legislation backed by President Hugo Chavez that would bar non-governmental organizations from receiving foreign funding.Continue Reading
Liu Xiaobo’s Freedom Is as Worthy as Aung San Suu Kyi’s Liberty
On November 16, during a television interview with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the journalist David Pujadas commented on the satisfaction expressed by the President after the release of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He then asked M…Continue Reading
EU wants deeper ties with Bangladesh
European Union President Herman Van Rompuy held talks Thursday with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and called for tighter cooperation on human rights, terrorism and nuclear issues.Continue Reading
Steve Goose Delivers Statement at CCW Meeting
Thank you Mr. Chairman,
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Bonnie Docherty Delivers Statement on Incendiary Weapons
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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