Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe
Over the past decade, Zimbabwe’s political development has been stymied by the government’s closure of political space to avoid public scrutiny and competition from the political opposition.
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Syria: Security Forces Fire on Protesters
(London) – Syria’s security forces used live ammunition against protesters in Daraa and the surrounding villages of Sanmein and Tafas on March 25 and 26, 2011, killing at least 26 and bringing the death toll in the Daraa governorate reported by Syrian …Continue Reading
Jordan: Set Independent Inquiry in Attacks on Protesters
(New York) – Civil prosecutors should open an independent investigation into serious allegations of excessive use of force by security forces during protests on March 25, 2011, in Amman, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation should include t…Continue Reading
Libya: Immediately Release Woman Who Alleged Rape
(New York) – The Libyan government should immediately release Eman al-‘Obeidy, the Libyan woman who accused government forces of raping her last week in Tripoli, and allow her family and international media to confirm independently that she is free a…Continue Reading
USF Hosts 9th Annual Human Rights Film Festival
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Coalition Letter of support for the Student Non-Discrimination Act
Dear Senator/Representative:
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Egypt: Ensure Women Equal Role in Elections, Reform
(Cairo) – Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces should ensure that women are equal participants in reshaping the country, Human Rights Watch said today. As Egypt heads into parliamentary and presidential elections after the constitutional referen…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Court Case Shows Lack of Accountability
(New York) – Kyrgyz authorities’ refusal to investigate torture allegations in a case to be reviewed by the Supreme Court on March 29, 2011, constitutes a serious violation of both Kyrgyz and international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Cluster Munitions and the Convention on Conventional Weapons
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Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections
Candidates in Nigeria’s April 2011 elections should put the country’s pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today i…Continue Reading
Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections
Candidates in Nigeria’s April 2011 elections should put the country’s pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today i…Continue Reading
UN group calls on China to release human rights lawyer missing for almost a year
BEIJING, China – A U.N. committee has called on China to release a prominent human rights lawyer who has been missing for nearly a year, saying his detention violates international law.Continue Reading
En las calles de Bahréin tu firma importa
Alaphia Zoyab, encargada de comunidades online
Al equipo de comunidades online de Amnistía Internacional le aguardaba una agradable sorpresa el viernes por la mañana.
En el trabajo mantenemos abierta todo el día la página de Amnistía en los ordena…Continue Reading
Bonnie Docherty Delivers Statement on CCW Cluster Munitions Protocol
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Discussions on cluster munitions have been ongoing in the forum of the 1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) for more than a decade. Since 2007 a Group of Government Experts (GGE) has been meeting regularly to negotiat…Continue Reading
El movimiento global para dar muerte a la pena de muerte
Por Salil Shetty, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
El pasado mes de marzo, cuando la madre de Andrei Zhuk llevó a la prisión de Minsk uno de sus habituales paquetes de comida, tuvo que darse la vuelta. Su hijo “había sido trasladado…Continue Reading