US: A Prom is No Place for Immigrant Checks
Forget the golden memories. Under a new law passed by the Alabama Senate last week, undocumented immigrant children could be kept out of their school proms, and a whole lot of other activities that are an important part of the fabric of an American edu…Continue Reading
Rights group slams Thailand over crackdown deaths
An international human rights group urged Thailand on Tuesday to properly investigate dozens of deaths during a military crackdown on anti-government protests last year, and said the lack of criminal trials showed the army continues to have impunity.Continue Reading
Symbol sought for human rights: Germany launches quest for a logo
BERLIN – Germany and several other countries launched a campaign Tuesday to create a human rights logo that would serve as a universal symbol like the peace sign or a heart signifying love.Continue Reading
Germany launches quest for human rights logo
Germany and several other countries launched a campaign Tuesday to create a human rights logo that would serve as a universal symbol like the peace sign or a heart signifying love.Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Support ICC Probe on Libya
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should declare its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into serious crimes committed in Libya when the ICC prosecutor briefs the council on May 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch sa…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Human rights group slams Thai gov’t for failure to prosecute army over crackdown deaths
BANGKOK – An international human rights group says the lack of criminal trials from a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand shows its military continues to have impunity.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading
Germany launches quest for human rights logo
Think “peace”, and what springs to mind is a white dove, or the peace sign. But what do you see when you think “human rights”?Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Rights Activist, Bloggers Arrested
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Thailand: Investigate Abuses Connected to Political Violence
(Bangkok) – No government official has been charged with a crime related to the political violence that wracked Thailand in April and May 2010, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
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South Africa: No Arrests in Lesbian Murder Case
(Johannesburg) – The murder of a 24-year-old lesbian activist from Kwa-Thema township in Gauteng appears to be the latest in an epidemic of brutal homophobic attacks, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Set Aside Martial Law Death Sentences
(Washington, DC) – Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011, sentencing four defendants to death and three others to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the murder of two police officers, Human Rights …Continue Reading