Mexico: Ruling Affirms Obligation for Military Justice Reform
A ruling on July 6, 2011, by Mexico’s Supreme Court should bring reform of Mexico’s flawed military justice system and accountability for soldiers accused of human rights violations closer. The court ruled tha…Continue Reading
Lebanon: Enact Family Violence Bill to Protect Women
Lebanon’s parliament should adopt a draft law that would specifically criminalize violence against women, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, which would criminalize physical, mental, and sexual abuse, mari…Continue Reading
Lebanon: Enact Family Violence Bill to Protect Women
Lebanon’s parliament should adopt a draft law that would specifically criminalize violence against women, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill, which would criminalize physical, mental, and sexual abuse, mari…Continue Reading
Syrian Crackdown in Hama, Homs, Focus of Diplomatic Efforts
Western governments and human rights organizations are condemning the ongoing attacks against Syrian citizens by the armed forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Tuesday, security forces entered Hama, where thousands of Syrians were killed in 1982 during…Continue Reading
Greece: Inquiry on Police Abuse a Positive Step
The Athens public prosecutor’s decision to investigate allegations of excessive use of force by the police during recent public protests in Athens is a positive step.
(London) – The Athens pub…Continue Reading
Syria troops kill more than 20 in flashpoint Hama
Syrian troops killed more than 20 people in an assault on the flashpoint central city of Hama that prompted US calls for an immediate pullback, human rights activists said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Russia’s Medvedev sides with human rights activists on Sergei Magnitsky killing
It’s almost unheard of for a Russian leader to side with human rights activists against his top officials.Continue Reading
Syria: Shootings, Arrests Follow Hama Protest
Syrian security forces responded to a large peaceful protest on July 1, 2011, in Syria’s central city of Hama with a series of deadly raids, killing at least 16 people in the last 48 hours. Security forces and pro…Continue Reading
Fresh political violence kills 24 in Karachi
Pakistan’s leading human rights organisation on Wednesday accused the government of failing to stop political killings after officials said another night of violence left 24 people dead in Karachi.Continue Reading
Rights group slams Bahrain’s ‘violent repression’
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Bahrain of carrying out a “campaign of violent oppression” against its citizens and called for an end to abuses.Continue Reading
Indigenous children feel they lack human rights: report
A report on Indigenous children has found young people in Alice Springs feel they lack basic human rights.Continue Reading
UN official on human rights presses for truth panel on Duvalier era
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The creation of a truth commission would help promote reconciliation for Haitian victims who suffered during the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier, a U.N. human rights official said Tuesday.Continue Reading
David Rutherford next Human Rights commissioner
Former NZ Rugby Union chief executive David Rutherford is to be our next chief Human Rights commissioner.Continue Reading
Belarus: Cease Violence Against Peaceful Protesters
Belarusian authorities should respect the right to freedom of assembly and stop arresting peaceful protesters.
(Moscow) – Belarusian authorities should respect the right to freedom of assembly a…Continue Reading
U.S. dismisses "clumsy" Iran threat of rights trials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday dismissed an Iranian threat to try U.S. officials in absentia on human rights charges as a clumsy attempt to deflect international attention from Tehran’s own rights record.Continue Reading