Bahrain human rights activist "arrested, beaten up"
Bahrain has arrested and beaten a prominent human rights activist and members of his family, a rights group said on Saturday, after the kingdom launched a sweeping crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Free Prominent Opposition Activist
(Manama) – Bahrain authorities should immediately release prominent opposition and rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, or bring him before an independent judge and charge him with a recognizable offense, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China says U.S. human rights outcry is interference
China said it was willing to discuss its differences on human rights “with mutual respect” with the U.S. on Saturday after rejecting a recent official report from Washington as interference in its internal affairs.Continue Reading
Bahrain human rights activist "arrested beaten up"
Bahrain has arrested and beaten a prominent human rights activist and members of his family a rights group said on Saturday after the kingdom launched a sweeping crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
Bahrain human rights activist "arrested and beaten up"
Bahrain has arrested and beaten a prominent human rights activist and members of his family, a rights group said on Saturday, after the kingdom launched a sweeping crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.Continue Reading
Bahrain police detain, beat rights activist
Authorities in Bahrain on Saturday detained and beat a prominent human rights activist in part of widespread crackdown on the opposition in this tiny Gulf nation, a Bahraini human rights group and his relatives said.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka must account for missing rebels: Human Rights Watch
Colombo, Apr.9 (ANI): The New York based Human Rights Watch has said Sri Lanka should account for the disappearance of all Tamil Tiger rebels.Continue Reading
Pakistan has "culture of impunity" on human rights abuses: US report
Washington, April 9(ANI): Pakistan’s security forces enjoy “a culture of impunity” in relation to human rights abuses in the country, and police have often failed to protect members of religious minorities from attacks in the Islamic nation, a US repor…Continue Reading
Morocco: Sahrawi Activists, Detained 18 Months, Await Verdict
(New York) – Three Western Sahara activists have been in pretrial detention for 18 months, with numerous delays in their trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Their trial on charges of "harming [Morocco’s] internal security" has proceeded in …Continue Reading
FACTBOX – Highlights of annual U.S. human rights report
REUTERS – The U.S. State Department released on Friday its annual report on human rights in 194 nations.Continue Reading
Jordan: Abused Domestic Workers Stranded
(Munich) – Jordan should immediately allow 24 Sri Lankan former domestic workers, many of whom were allegedly abused by their employers, to return home, Human Rights Watch said today. The workers have been stranded in Amman since January 2011, unable t…Continue Reading
Singapore: Court to Hear Appeal by Critic of Judiciary
(New York) – On April 11, 2011, the Singapore Court of Appeal will hear the case of Alan Shadrake, a British author whose book criticized the Singaporean judiciary. The outcome of Shadrake’s appeal of his contempt of court conviction could have importa…Continue Reading
US highlights pre-uprising rights abuses in Mideast
The United States charged Friday that human rights abuses were “especially serious” last year in Bahrain, Libya and Syria, now hit by mass uprisings that it says raise hope for a brighter future.Continue Reading
US human rights report looks at China with concern
Three disturbing global trends – growing crackdowns on civil-society activists, countries restricting Internet access, and a rising repression of vulnerable minorities – are the focus of the State Department’s annual human rights report issued Fr…Continue Reading
Venezuela worse, Colombia better on rights: US
Human rights conditions worsened over the past year in Venezuela and remained high in Cuba, but improved in Colombia, the US State Department said Friday in an annual review.Continue Reading