US: Say No to Proposal Allowing Indefinite Detention of Immigrants
Legislative proposals that seek to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to indefinitely detain immigrants violate constitutional guarantees of due process and US obligations under international…Continue Reading
US: Say No to Proposal Allowing Indefinite Detention of Immigrants
Legislative proposals that seek to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to indefinitely detain immigrants violate constitutional guarantees of due process and US obligations under international…Continue Reading
Ugandan-led rebel group continues attacks; groups say US must step up fight in central Africa
DUNGU, Congo – A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Uganda rebels continue central Africa attacks
A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups called on the U.S. to step up efforts to fight against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified its attacks in central Africa, especially in Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Guinea’s Conde must address legacy of abuse: HRW
Human Rights Watch urged Guinean President Alpha Conde to address rights abuses and governance problems which set in during 52 years of dictatorships and military rule, in a report published Tuesday.Continue Reading
UN calls for talks to end Sudan’s Abyei crisis
The UN human rights chief condemned Tuesday attacks on Sudan’s flashpoint district of Abyei, and urged both Khartoum and the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army to negotiate an end to the crisis.Continue Reading
Uganda rebels continue central Africa attacks
A coalition of nearly 40 human rights groups is calling on the U.S. to step up its efforts against a brutal Ugandan-led rebel group that has intensified attacks in central Africa, especially Congo’s volatile northeast.Continue Reading
Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads
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President Alpha Condé, who took power in December 2010, should address the profound human rights and governance problems that have underscored decades of abuse in Guinea. A Human Rights…Continue Reading
Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads
President Alpha Condé, who took power in December 2010, should address the profound human rights and governance problems that have underscored decades of abuse in Guinea. A Human Rights report identifies the main…Continue Reading
S. Arabia urged to release jailed woman driver
Saudi Arabia should “immediately” release a woman jailed for breaking the kingdom’s ban on women driving, Human Rights Watch said in a statement that also criticised the ban itself.Continue Reading
Don’t attend Sri Lanka military conference: rights body
New York, May 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged countries not to attend a Sri Lankan military conference that allegedly seeks to justify the thousands killed during the armed conflict with the Tamil Tigers.Continue Reading
Joint Open Letter to Prime Minister Khanal of Nepal on Persistent Impunity
Dear Prime Minister Khanal,
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists write to you concerning recent developments that reinforce long-standing impunity in Nepal. Impunity denies justice to victims of human …Continue Reading
UN blasts Australia over Malaysia boatpeople plan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, and appealed for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.Continue Reading
UN blasts Australia’s Malaysia boatpeople plan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned Australia its plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia could be illegal, while appealing for Canberra to be more humane towards asylum seekers.Continue Reading
UN envoy: Myanmar’s new civilian government has done little to address widespread abuse
BANGKOK – The United Nations’ human rights envoy to Myanmar said the country’s nascent civilian government has done little to address widespread abuses, including forced labour and extrajudicial killings, since replacing the ruling junta in March.Continue Reading