UN chief Ban urges China help on Myanmar, Sudan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Security Council member China to help with contentious polls in Sudan and Myanmar, but skirted the issue of Beijing’s human rights record.Continue Reading
UN chief Ban urges China help on Myanmar, Sudan
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Security Council member China to help with contentious polls in Sudan and Myanmar, but skirted the issue of Beijing’s human rights record.Continue Reading
UN chief raises human rights in China speech
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday emphasised the need for worldwide respect of human rights during a visit to China, after critics accused him of being too soft on Beijing on the issue.Continue Reading
Colorado voters reject anti-abortion measure
For the second time, Colorado voters have overwhelmingly rejected an anti-abortion proposal that would have given unborn fetuses human rights in the state constitution.Continue Reading
Burma: Restrictions Tighten Ahead of November 7 Elections
(New York) – The Burmese military government is increasing intimidation ahead of scheduled November 7, 2010 elections that are intended to ensure continued military rule with a civilian façade, Human Rights Watch said today in a comprehensive Q&A …Continue Reading
Iranian woman to be hanged Wednesday: rights group
An Iranian woman whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder on Wednesday, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
Iranian woman to be hanged Wednesday – rights group
An Iranian woman whose sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder on Wednesday a human rights group said.Continue Reading
US demands Iran stop adultery execution
The White House on Tuesday urged Iran to halt the reportedly imminent execution of a mother-of-two for adultery, saying the case showed the regime’s “fundamental disregard for human rights.”Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Submission to the UN Committee against Torture
Introduction
This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s concerns and recommendations regarding serious patterns of torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment in Ethiopia. Human Rights Watch’s reports are based on exten…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Debtors From Prison
(New York) – Saudi authorities should release insolvent debtors from jail, including Tariq Yunis al-Mashharawi, who has been held in Buraiman Prison in Jeddah for close to four years, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Abortion policy to be reviewed in N.B.
The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission will hold an investigation into the province’s controversial abortion policy.Continue Reading
Prisoners To Get Vote After Legal Wrangle
Prisoners are to get the right to vote after ministers conceded defeat in a long-running legal battle with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).Continue Reading
Sudan: End Continuing Repression of Darfur Activists
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UN chief criticized for failing to press China
A human rights watchdog has slammed the U.N. secretary-general for failing to press China’s president to release an imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate, accusing Ban Ki-Moon of caring more about his own re-election than the protection of dissidents.Continue Reading
UN chief criticized for failing to press China
A human rights watchdog has slammed the U.N. secretary-general for failing to press China’s president to release an imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate, accusing Ban Ki-Moon of caring more about his own re-election than the protection of dissidents.Continue Reading