Uzbekistan: Dissident Freed but Unjust Conviction Intact
Uzbek authorities released the dissident Yusuf Jumaev from prison on May 19, 2011.
(New York) – Uzbek authorities released the dissident Yusuf Jumaev from prison on May 19, 2011, Human Rights Wat…Continue Reading
Kuwait approved over Syria on UN council
The U.N. General Assembly on Friday approved Kuwait as a replacement candidate for Syria on the Human Rights Council amid growing alarm over the Syrian security forces’ violent crackdown on protesters.Continue Reading
US envoy to visit NKorea on food aid mission
A U.S. human rights envoy will visit North Korea next week to assess the need for food aid, the State Department announced Friday, four months after the communist regime asked for help.Continue Reading
Bahrain Human Rights Leader: The Time for Dialogue is Now
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent human rights activist in Bahrain argued it is time for all sides in Bahrain to come to the negotiating table.Continue Reading
27 die in Syria as conflict moves toward stalemate
Thousands of Syrians flooded the streets across the country Friday, defying an unrelenting government crackdown that has failed to crush a two-month uprising against the country’s authoritarian regime. Human rights activists said security forces opened…Continue Reading
Israel: Investigate Killings During Border Protests
Israel should conduct prompt, thorough, and independent criminal investigations into the killings of protesters by military forces on May 15, 2011. Fourteen people were killed during demonstrations in southern Leb…Continue Reading
Israel: Investigate Killings During Border Protests
Israel should conduct prompt, thorough, and independent criminal investigations into the killings of protesters by military forces on May 15, 2011. Fourteen people were killed during demonstrations in southern Leb…Continue Reading
US human rights envoy to visit NKorea next week to assess need for food aid
WASHINGTON – A U.S. human rights envoy will visit North Korea next week to assess the need for food aid, the State Department announced Friday, four months after the communist regime asked for help.Continue Reading
Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls
The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.
Imagine …Continue Reading
Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls
The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.
Imagine …Continue Reading
Syrian troops fire during protests; 27 killed
Syrian security forces opened fire on protests around the country Friday in the latest sign the conflict could be moving toward a long and bloody stalemate as President Bashar Assad shrugged off tighter sanctions and U.S. calls to step aside. Human rig…Continue Reading
Kuwait wins UN rights seat after Syria withdraws
Kuwait secured a seat Friday on the UN Human Rights Council after Syria’s withdrawal following international pressure over its crackdown on opposition protests.Continue Reading
Syrian troops fire during protests; 27 killed
A Syrian human rights group says Syrian security forces have killed at least 27 protesters during demonstrations across the country.Continue Reading
Lebanon: Stop Detaining Syrian Refugees
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s security forces should stop detaining Syrian refugees who cross the border into Lebanon to escape violence and persecution in their country, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanese authorities should instead provide them with at le…Continue Reading
UN: Limited Choice Mars Rights Body Election
(New York) – Elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council on May 20, 2011, fell short of the General Assembly’s intention that states should compete for membership based on their records, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN General Assembly …Continue Reading