Beijing’s Broken Promises on Human Rights
China’s first National Human Rights Action Plan committed the Chinese government to end the practice of "extortion of confessions by torture" and put police and security forces on notice that "it is strictly forbidden to extort confessio…Continue Reading
India: Drop Charges Against Maternal Death Protesters
(New York) – Indian authorities should drop criminal proceedings against peaceful protesters who sought accountability for maternal deaths in a public hospital in Madhya Pradesh state, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Top Iran rights lawyer jailed for 11 years: family
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years in jail and banned for 20 years from working as an attorney and leaving the country, her husband told AFP on Monday.Continue Reading
Corrected: Iran human rights activist jailed for 11 years
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Iran human rights activist jailed for 11 years
An Iranian human rights lawyer who has worked with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, has been jailed for 11 years for actions deemed “detrimental to national security,” the activist’s lawyer said on Monday.Continue Reading
Top Iran rights lawyer jailed for 11 years: family
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years in jail and banned for 20 years from working as an attorney and leaving the country, her husband told AFP on Monday.Continue Reading
Mosley takes privacy campaign to European court
Former world motorsport chief Max Mosley, who was embroiled in a sex scandal two years ago, will go to the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday to seek a major restraint on press freedom.Continue Reading
Mosley takes privacy campaign to European court
Former world motorsport chief Max Mosley who was embroiled in a sex scandal two years ago will go to the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday to seek a major restraint on press freedom.Continue Reading
Mosley takes privacy campaign to European court
Former world motorsport chief Max Mosley who was embroiled in a sex scandal two years ago will go to the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday to seek a major restraint on press freedom.Continue Reading
Iran rights lawyer ‘jailed for 11 years’
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years in jail and banned for 20 years from working as an attorney and leaving the country, her husband told AFP on Monday.Continue Reading
Iran human rights activist jailed for 11 years
An Iranian human rights lawyer who has worked with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, has been jailed for 11 years for actions deemed “detrimental to national security,” the activist’s lawyer said Monday.Continue Reading
Britain’s Cameron holds talks with China’s Li
China’s deputy premier was in London Monday for trade talks with Prime Minister David Cameron, but one top British official indicated that the thorny subject of China’s human rights record might also be on the table.Continue Reading
Iran convicts prominent human rights lawyer
A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer who defended opposition activists has been convicted of security offenses and sentenced to 11 years in prison, her husband said Monday.Continue Reading
Iran convicts prominent human rights lawyer
The husband of a prominent Iranian human rights lawyer says she has been convicted of security offenses and sentenced to 11 years in prison.Continue Reading