800 killed in Pakistan’s Karachi this year: rights body
Ethnic and politically linked violence in Pakistan’s financial capital Karachi has killed 800 people so far this year, the country’s independent human rights organisation said Friday.Continue Reading
Don’t Praise Iran’s War on Drugs
The human cost of Iran’s war on drugs has been extremely high. Over the past 30 years, 3,700 police officers have been killed and tens of thousands injured in anti-narcotics operations.
Riding …Continue Reading
India at UNSC: Right foot first
As soon as India assumed the rotating presidency at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) this month, the government had the opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to human rights.
As soo…Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: Military Promotions Mock Abuse Victims
The promotion of two Côte d’Ivoire military commanders against whom there are serious allegations of involvement in grave crimes raises concerns about President Alassane Ouattara’s commitment to end impunity …Continue Reading
US: Presidential Directives a Step to Ensuring ‘Never Again’
US President Barack Obama has issued two directives that will, if vigorously implemented, strengthen the US government’s commitment and capacity to prevent mass atrocities and other grave human rights violations…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Online News Agencies Denied Accreditation
Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission should grant accreditation to online news agencies so they can cover the country’s October 30, 2011 presidential campaigning and election.
(New York) …Continue Reading
30 Years into the HIV Epidemic, Still Locked Up and Left Out
Worldwide, funding for HIV programs decreased last year, and UNAIDS estimates that there is a $6 billion annual gap between what is needed and what donors are prepared to provide. Until more funding is available, …Continue Reading
Jordan’s Assault on Free Speech
Character assassination is a hot topic in Jordan these days as thousands of demonstrators, riding the winds of the ‘Arab Spring’, call for reform and accuse government officials and business leaders of…Continue Reading
Joint Letter to IBSA Delegation to Syria on Human Rights Protection
We welcome your governments’ decision to send a joint delegation to Syria. This is an important initiative of the IBSA countries with the potential to help end the human rights violations against civilians in Sy…Continue Reading
A step backward for Puerto Rican women
When it comes to ending violence against women, Puerto Rico has taken a giant step backward. To be sure, the islands have had a comprehensive law to protect women and girls against domestic violence since 1989. Bu…Continue Reading
Lebanon: Cease Harassment of Human Rights Activist for Documenting Torture
The Lebanese authorities should immediately cease harassment of Saadeddine Shatila, of the international human rights group Alkarama, for his work documenting torture by security forces, a group of eleven internat…Continue Reading
Egypt: Make Mubarak’s Trial a Turning Point
What Egypt needs in the next months is a public reckoning of this broader legacy, including strategic prosecutions and truth mechanisms. But this needs to be part of a systematic process, and not just ad hoc respo…Continue Reading
Las mujeres encuentran un lugar donde están a salvo de los abusos en Nicaragua
Por Josefina Salomon, delegada de Amnistía Internacional en Nicaragua
Desde fuera parece una simple casa verde con dos ventanas, una alta valla metálica blanca y un bonito jardín, a unos 20 minutos del centro de Managua.
Pero dentro hay un grupo de …Continue Reading
Rights groups pull out of UK torture inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) – Human rights groups and campaigning lawyers will not take part in an inquiry into what British security services knew about the alleged torture of terrorism suspects on foreign soil because it risks becoming a “whitewash,” they said …Continue Reading
Juicio de Mubarak en Egipto: un gran paso
Mohammed Lotfy, investigador de Oriente Medio y el Norte de África para Amnistía Internacional
Desde esta mañana supe que hoy iba a ser un día histórico.
No podía esperar para ver la retrasmisión en directo por televisión del juicio del ex pres…Continue Reading