Gentle Dentistry — Proud Sponsor of Youth for Human Rights 62nd Anniversary Celebration of the Signing of the …
BUFFALO, NY–(Marketwire – 12/01/10) – Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 marks the 62nd anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and Gentle Dentistry of East Aurora is proud to sponsor the WNY celebration to be held at the Buffalo Mu…Continue Reading
Menegakkan Moralitas
Laporan setebal 98 halaman, “Menegakkan Moralitas: Pelanggaran dalam Penerapan Syariah di Aceh, Indonesia,” mendokumentasikan pengalaman-pengalaman orang-orang yang pernah dituduh melanggar peraturan Syariah yang melarang ‘perbuatan bersunyi-sunyian’…Continue Reading
Policing Morality
This 89-page report documents the experiences of people accused of violating Sharia laws prohibiting “seclusion” and imposing public dress requirements on Muslims. The “seclusion” law makes association by unmarried individuals of the opposite sex a cri…Continue Reading
Uganda: Kenyan Rights Defender to Be Tried for Kampala Bombings
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Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is among 17 defendants whose cases were sent to the Ugandan High Court on November 30, 2010, for trial for the July bombings in Kam…Continue Reading
Uganda: Kenyan Rights Defender to Be Tried for Kampala Bombings
Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is among 17 defendants whose cases were sent to the Ugandan High Court on November 30, 2010, for trial for the July bombings in Kampala.
Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on a European security organization Wednesday to play a bigger role in helping stabilize Afghanistan and to do more to strengthen the voice of human rights groups worldwide.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Continued Scrutiny of Rights Progress Needed
UPDATE: Human Rights Watch sent a letter to the Kazakhstan prosecutor general on December 2, expressing concern about the fate of 29 Uzbek asylum seekers in custody of the Kazakh authorities and facing extradition to Uzbekistan.
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US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize recipients have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to ban antipersonnel landmines.
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On December 3rd, Burma’s recently freed opposition leader Au…Continue Reading
US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize recipients have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to ban antipersonnel landmines.
UPDATE:
On December 3rd, Burma’s recently freed opposition leader Au…Continue Reading
Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less competitive on the global stage.Continue Reading
Uganda drops charges against 17 in blasts case
KAMPALA (AFP) – Uganda on Tuesday dropped charges against 17 suspects who had been accused of involvement in July 11 suicide bombings in Kampala, but three were immediately re-arrested.Continue Reading
‘Blasphemy’ death sentence controversy another wakeup call for Pakistan government
The international outcry over Asia Bibi, the Christian Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, has set off an internal backlash against perceived Western influence in Pakistan. This has put the government in a difficult position – but one …Continue Reading
Jordan: Gravely Ill Woman Detained, Not Treated
(New York) – A Jordanian prosecutor ordered the pre-trial detention of a woman accused of a minor offense despite her life-threatening infection with necrotizing fasciitis, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading
Angolan human rights activist decries prison
Seven months in jail — the first few days without food, water or visitors — have only strengthened the resolve of an Angolan human rights activist, he told The Associated Press a week after his release.Continue Reading
Angolan human rights activist decries prison
LUANDA, Angola – An Angolan activist says the conditions he experienced in prison strengthened his resolve to stand up for human rights.Continue Reading