Colombia: Investigate Spate of Killings by Armed Groups
The massacre of seven people in southern Colombia, allegedly by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC) guerrillas, underscores the ruthless tactics employed by t…Continue Reading
Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
The clashes in Cairo on June 28 and 29, 2011, between police and protesters in which more than 1,000 people were injured highlight the urgent need to reform security forces. The government should promptly formulat…Continue Reading
Egypt: Cairo Violence Highlights Need to Reform Riot Police
The clashes in Cairo on June 28 and 29, 2011, between police and protesters in which more than 1,000 people were injured highlight the urgent need to reform security forces. The government should promptly formulat…Continue Reading
UN official: US execution of Leal broke int’l law
The U.N.’s top human rights official says the U.S. breached international law when it executed a Mexican citizen.Continue Reading
Krishna rejects Danish court’s argument of human rights violations in India
Onboard/Dhaka, July 8(ANI): Referring to refusal by a Danish court to extradite Danish national Kim Davy aka Neils Holck, the prime accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, on the basis of human rights violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Kris…Continue Reading
Letter to President Barack Obama regarding the JADE Act and Establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry for Burma
July 7, 2011
The Honorable Mr. Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20500
read moreContinue Reading
US: Court Overrules Anti-Prostitution Gag Rule for US Groups
The US Court of Appeals’ ruling on July 6, 2011, that the government may not force US organizations that get funding for international anti-AIDS work to pledge their opposition to prostitution is an important ste…Continue Reading
U.S. urges U.N. sleuth resign over blog cartoon
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it has called on the U.N. human rights investigator for the Palestinian territories to resign after he published a cartoon on his blog which he later withdrew as “anti-semitic.”Continue Reading
Enough is enough: End appalling migrant detention conditions in Greece
By Kondylia Gogou and Giorgos Kosmopoulos, researcher and campaigner in Amnesty International’s EU Team
After a three-day visit to the detention facilities of Fylakio, Ferres, Soufli and Tyhero on Greece’s border with Turkey, we left with knot…Continue Reading
European human rights court tosses out challenge to Swiss minarets ban
GENEVA – The European Court of Human Rights on Friday dismissed a challenge by Muslim groups to Switzerland’s minaret building ban.Continue Reading
European court dismisses suit on Swiss minarets
The European Court of Human Rights on Friday dismissed a challenge by Muslim groups to Switzerland’s minaret building ban.Continue Reading
Syrian forces storm suburb; ambassador in Hama
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian security forces stormed the northern Damascus suburb of Harasta, injuring two people, residents and a human rights group said on Friday, ahead of further protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.Continue Reading
OAS coup report implicates Honduras in 20 slayings
The Honduran government violated human rights by causing the deaths of 20 people in the seven months after the 2009 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, an Organization of American States report said Thursday.Continue Reading
US: Federal Prosecution of Terrorism Suspect Furthers Justice
The Obama administration’s decision to prosecute a Somali terrorism suspect apprehended abroad in federal court demonstrates the importance of US civilian courts in countering terrorism. However, Ahmed Abdulkadi…Continue Reading
Military Justice is Not Enough
Strasbourg has ruled that Britain failed to investigate civilian killings in Iraq. This must never happen again.
Strasbourg has ruled that Britain failed to investigate civilian killings in Iraq…Continue Reading