WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.
Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week.Continue Reading
UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports
The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents.Continue Reading
UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports
The United Nations’ top human rights official is calling for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents.Continue Reading
Kosovo official: University violating rights
A human rights official has called upon Kosovo’s largest public university to abolish its ban on hiring staff who are over 50 years old, saying the policy is discriminatory and unlawful.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Stop Execution of Domestic Worker
(New York) – King Abdullah and Interior Minister Prince Naif should halt the execution of Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic worker convicted of killing a child in her care when she was 17, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi Arabia is one of only t…Continue Reading
Rights groups slam Guinea police ‘brutality’
Human rights bodies on Tuesday condemned Guinea’s police for their brutality in quelling violent clashes between rival political parties which broke out during election protests in the past week.Continue Reading
Rights groups slam Guinea police ‘brutality’
Human rights bodies on Tuesday condemned Guinea’s police for their brutality in quelling violent clashes between rival political parties which broke out during election protests in the past week.Continue Reading
Guinea: Investigate Attack on Human Rights Defender
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Azerbaijan: Journalists Facing Violence and Prosecution
(Baku) – The Azerbaijani government is using criminal laws and violent attacks to silence dissenting journalists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Dozens of journalists have been prosecuted on criminal and civil defamation and othe…Continue Reading
Report: terror suspects in Morocco suffer abuse
PARIS – Human Rights Watch says suspects detained under Morocco’s counterterrorism laws allegedly suffer regular abuse.Continue Reading
US: Khadr Sentencing Should Reflect Juvenile Status
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Human Rights Campaign Honored at Fifth Annual Convio Client Summit for Best Use of Social and New Media
The Human Rights Campaign , America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, was presented with an Innovator Award in the Best Use of New Media category for integrating social media success…Continue Reading
Report: terror suspects in Morocco suffer abuse
Humans Rights Watch said in a report released Monday that suspects detained under Morocco’s counterterrorism laws are routinely subjected to human rights violations.Continue Reading
Asia: Freedom of Expression, Justice, Human Rights Defenders Under Threat
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
Dear Secretary-General,
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