UN rights council votes for investigator on Iran
The UN human rights council on Thursday voted to step up international scrutiny of Iran by appointing an investigator to monitor the country amid a crackdown on dissent and surge in executions there.Continue Reading
UN rights body appoints Iran human rights monitor
The U.N. Human Rights Council has voted to approve a U.S.-backed resolution to appoint a rapporteur to monitor the sate of human rights in Iran. Expressing grave concern about the Iranian government’s crackdown on dissent and anti-government protesters…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Chooses Serenic Navigator Software
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwire – 03/24/11) – Serenic Corporation (TSX-V: SER – News ), (“Serenic” or the “Corporation”), a leading publisher of financial management and business operations software for nonprofits, international non-governmental organiz…Continue Reading
UN creates new post of human rights investigator to probe alleged abuses in Iran
GENEVA – The U.N.’s top human rights body has created a special investigator for the human rights situation in Iran.Continue Reading
U.N. human rights body approves investigator on Iran
The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Thursday to a U.S.-backed proposal to establish a U.N. human rights investigator for Iran, the first in a decade.Continue Reading
China’s Recent Web Clampdown a Blow to Human Rights
China’s latest efforts at tightening its control over the Internet — including the blocking of Gmail and Web software that can bypass the censorship — have hampered the work of human rights activists, say groups based in the U.S.Continue Reading
Burma: Q & A on an International Commission of Inquiry
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Libya: Free Detained Journalists
(New York) – The Libyan government should release all Libyan and foreign journalists detained because of their reporting and allow them to cover the crisis in Libya freely, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Sri Lanka says US human rights concerns complicate efforts to attract more American investment
WASHINGTON – Rights legislation and pressure from U.S. lawmakers for a war crimes probe complicate efforts to bring more American investment to Sri Lanka after its civil war, the country’s ambassador said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Maori leader complains to human rights commissioner
Ngapuhi activist David Rankin says he has complained to the Human Rights Commissioner about one of the commission’s staff members.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Investigate Shooting, Arrest of Man Caught Up in Police Sweep
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Ban Ki-Moon: I am willing to take any measures for human rights
Ban Ki-moon is secretary general of the United Nations. He was interviewed by Raghida Dergham for the Global Viewpoint Network in Cairo on March 21.Continue Reading
Ban Ki-Moon: I am willing to take any measures for human rights
Ban Ki-moon is secretary general of the United Nations. He was interviewed by Raghida Dergham for the Global Viewpoint Network in Cairo on March 21.Continue Reading
Yemen: Emergency Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights
(New York) – Yemen’s new emergency law does not override the government’s obligation to respect fundamental human rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Egyptian army tortured women protesters: Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Egypt’s government to investigate accusations that the army tortured and abused women arrested in anti-government protests earlier this month.Continue Reading