US agrees to improve human rights record
The United States says it will do more to respect human rights, as the U.N. adopted its first-ever report on how Washington can improve.Continue Reading
ICC: Ensure Next Prosecutor has the Vision and Capacity to Fulfill Court’s Mission
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ICC: Selection Criteria for the Next Prosecutor to Meet the Challenges Ahead
Dear Search Committee Members,
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US: Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review of the United States addressed a large number of important issues, such as the death penalty, mistreatment of migrants, racial disparities in education, access to health care, and accountability for torture.
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UAE: Artists Boycott Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi
(New York) – The boycott by leading artists of Guggenheim-Abu Dhabi on March 17, 2011, is a major step toward focusing attention on the exploitation of foreign migrant workers building the museum on Saadiyat Island, the United Arab Emirates, Human Righ…Continue Reading
Belarus: Prominent Human Rights Defender Expelled
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US/Colombia: Establish Benchmarks for Trade Pact
(Washington, DC) – The initiative by members of the US Congress to establish human rights benchmarks that Colombia should meet prior to US ratification of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a critically important development, Human Rights Wa…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Injured People Denied Medical Care
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities refused to let injured people reach the country’s largest public health facility on March 16, 2011, and interfered with medical services at other facilities as well, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces prevent…Continue Reading
Libya: Benghazi Civilians Face Grave Risk
Update: The Security Council voted on March 17 to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorized the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, with the exception of foreign occupation.
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Benghazi at risk of atrocities if retaken – HRW
Human Rights Watch warned of the risk of “atrocities” and a terrible retribution on residents of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi if the rebel stronghold is recaptured by Muammar Gaddafi’s troops.Continue Reading
Amnesty condemns Syrian crackdown on protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International condemned a violent crackdown by Syrian security forces against a peaceful protest held in Damascus by people calling for the release of political prisoners.Continue Reading
Amnesty condemns Syrian crackdown on protest
Human rights group Amnesty International condemned a violent crackdown by Syrian security forces against a peaceful protest held in Damascus by people calling for the release of political prisoners.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Martial Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights
(Manama) – Bahrain’s declaration of martial law and deployment of armed forces from Saudi Arabia does not override its obligations to respect fundamental human rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: Peaceful Demonstration Violently Dispersed
(New York) – Syria should immediately release all those detained on March 16, 2011, when security services violently dispersed a peaceful protest calling for the release of political activists, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Brazil activists laud probe of abuses by military
Anti-torture activists praised Brazil’s justice minister Wednesday for supporting creation of a commission to investigate human rights abuses during the military dictatorship, although they consider the proposal “timid.”Continue Reading