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
Joint Letter to Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak on Violations against Bersih 2.0
July 4, 2011
Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
Office of the Prime Minister
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62502 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA
Via facsimile: +60-3-8888-3444
Re: Human Rights…Continue Reading
Jordan: Letter with Recommendations for Constitutional Revisions
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, Human Rights Watch and the International Federation for Human Rights welcome King Abdullah’s initiative to form a royal committee to revise the constitution, in order t…Continue Reading
Syrians’ Flight from Harm
More than 100 days into Syria’s protests, it is increasingly clear that the savage and senseless violence of Syria’s security forces is fueling the protest movement. While a vast majority of protesters remain comm…Continue Reading
Bahrain: An Unfolding Human Rights Crisis
The Bahrain government, since March 2011, has been carrying out a punitive and vindictive campaign of violent repression against its own citizens.
(Washington, DC) – The Bahrain government, sinc…Continue Reading
HRC’s Rosslyn Noonan leaving
Human Rights Commission chief commissioner Rosslyn Noonan is leaving the job and her replacement is expected to be announced tomorrow.Continue Reading
Malaysia playing hardball over refugee swap
Malaysia is playing hardball with the Federal Government over its proposed refugee swap deal, dictating strict terms on who it will accept and looking to absolve itself from human rights obligations.Continue Reading
Noam Chomsky asks Hugo Chavez to release judge held for corruption
CARACAS, Venezuela – One of President Hugo Chavez’s most well-known inspirations, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky, is challenging the Venezuelan leader on a key human rights case by asking him to release a judge detained since 2009.Continue Reading
Noam Chomsky asks Hugo Chavez to release judge
One of President Hugo Chavez’s most well-known inspirations, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky, is challenging the Venezuelan leader on a key human rights case by asking him to release a judge detained since 2009.Continue Reading
Bill drafted over gender pay transparency
The Human Rights Commissioner wants female workers to be able to ask their bosses what their male colleagues earn – and has drafted a bill for the politicians to consider.Continue Reading