China releases report on human rights
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) China Thursday released a report that said the country has fulfilled all targets of its national human rights action plan.Continue Reading
No more ‘ships of shame’ to Africa
By Alaphia Zoyab, Online Communities Officer at Amnesty International
At a meeting with NGOs on the side-lines of the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) negotiations in New York, China made the claim that it does not transfer arms to conflict states in Africa….Continue Reading
Greek Protests Test Government’s Commitment to Rights
The challenges faced by the government should not be used to justify abuses on the streets – but that is the accusation facing the police
I have been riveted by the anti-austerity protests in …Continue Reading
Greek Protests Test Government’s Commitment to Rights
I have been riveted by the anti-austerity protests in Athens, my hometown, and the government’s response. From Paris – my adopted city – I watch the news, follow the tweets, and speak with family and friends.
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عمليات نقل الأسلحة: الدول تحب السرية ولكننا نريد الحقائق
بقلم ألفيا كوياب، مسؤولة بقسم الاتصالات على الشبكة في منظمة العفو الدولية
جميع الحكومات تقول إنها ترغب في وقف تدفق الأسلحة غير المشروعة، …Continue Reading
Russia: Fully Investigate Estemirova’s Murder
The Russian authorities have made little attempt to effectively investigate possible involvement by local officials in the July 2009 murder of the prominent human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova.
CHINA’S HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY SENDS FIRST DELEGATION TO TAIWAN
BEIJING, July 14 (Bernama) — The China Society for Human Rights (CSHR) sentits first delegation to visit Taiwan from July 5 to 8 since it was establishedhere in 1993, at the invitation of Taiwan”s Chinese Association for Human Rights(CAHR). The CSHR …Continue Reading
“Even Dead Bodies Must Work”
Health, Hard Labor, and Abuse in Ugandan Prisons
This 80-page report documents routine physical abuse and the failure of the criminal justice system to protect the rights of prisoners. Prisoners …Continue Reading
Uganda: Forced Labor, Disease Imperil Prisoners
Inmates in Ugandan prisons are subject to brutal compulsory labor, frequent violence, miserable overcrowding, and disease, Human Rights Watch said today in a report examining conditions in 16 prisons throughout th…Continue Reading
German top human rights official urges Iran to release detained opposition leaders
BERLIN – Germany’s top human rights official is urging Iran to release the country’s detained opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi.Continue Reading
Transferencias de armas: A los Estados les encantan los secretos, pero nosotros queremos hechos
Por Alaphia Zoyab, encargada de comunicaciones online del Secretariado de Amnistía Internacional.
Todos los gobiernos dicen que quieren acabar con la circulación de armas ilegales, pero tras escuchar a muchos de ellos hoy en la ONU, parece evidente…Continue Reading
Hard Life in Ugandan Prisons
“Help us, we’ll die,” read a note from 10 prisoners at Muinaina Farm Prison in Uganda to Human Rights Watch. They were right to worry. There is hardly any medical care available at Muinaina, yet many of its …Continue Reading
Chinese official says country is drawing up plan to improve human rights record
BEIJING, China – China is drawing up a four-year plan to improve the country’s human rights record, state media reported Wednesday, but it will likely focus on improving living standards rather than granting greater freedoms.Continue Reading
China says it is drawing up human rights plan
China is drawing up a four-year plan to improve the country’s human rights record, state media reported Wednesday, but it will likely focus on improving living standards rather than granting greater freedoms.Continue Reading
Malaysia: Investigate Crackdown on Pro-Democracy March
(Bangkok) – The Malaysian government should launch a prompt, impartial, and transparent investigation into the use of excessive force and unwarranted arrests by the security forces during a march for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, 2011, Hu…Continue Reading