(New York) – The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately investigate a new assault on a group of defendants, including a well known human rights defender, and take steps to protect them, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Kyrgyz authorities…Continue Reading

Until recently, the United States might have been considered a world leader in combating the use of child soldiers. But after events last month, children victimized in war may need to look elsewhere for help.
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En 2008, menés par des dirigeants syndicaux charismatiques, des milliers de mineurs au chômage de la région de Gafsa (au sud de la Tunisie) ont manifesté pendant sept mois de façon intermittente, réclamant la fin du népotisme, du sous-développe…Continue Reading

Ireland’s human rights watchdog appealed Tuesday to the government to investigate the abuse of women and girls in prison-style Catholic laundries, an issue left unresolved by state probes into scandals inside other church-run institutions.Continue Reading

Ireland’s human rights watchdog appealed Tuesday to the government to investigate the abuse of women and girls in prison-style Catholic laundries, an issue left unresolved by state probes into scandals inside other church-run institutions.Continue Reading

David Cameron has raised the issue of human rights in talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao but did not refer specifically to the plight of jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.Continue Reading

Tensions over human rights risks overshadowing David Cameron’s visit to China after the lawyer for jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was stopped by Chinese security officials from boarding a flight to London.Continue Reading