Uganda: Kenyan Rights Defender to Be Tried for Kampala Bombings
Prominent Kenyan human rights activist Al-Amin Kimathi is among 17 defendants whose cases were sent to the Ugandan High Court on November 30, 2010, for trial for the July bombings in Kampala.
Clinton seeks more European help in Afghanistan
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called on a European security organization Wednesday to play a bigger role in helping stabilize Afghanistan and to do more to strengthen the voice of human rights groups worldwide.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Continued Scrutiny of Rights Progress Needed
UPDATE: Human Rights Watch sent a letter to the Kazakhstan prosecutor general on December 2, expressing concern about the fate of 29 Uzbek asylum seekers in custody of the Kazakh authorities and facing extradition to Uzbekistan.
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US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize recipients have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to ban antipersonnel landmines.
UPDATE:
On December 3rd, Burma’s recently freed opposition leader Au…Continue Reading
US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines
Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize recipients have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to ban antipersonnel landmines.
UPDATE:
On December 3rd, Burma’s recently freed opposition leader Au…Continue Reading
Secretary of State Clinton pushes Central Asia on human rights
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Central Asian governments on Tuesday to expand democratic freedoms, saying countries which quash human rights only make themselves less competitive on the global stage.Continue Reading
Uganda drops charges against 17 in blasts case
KAMPALA (AFP) – Uganda on Tuesday dropped charges against 17 suspects who had been accused of involvement in July 11 suicide bombings in Kampala, but three were immediately re-arrested.Continue Reading
‘Blasphemy’ death sentence controversy another wakeup call for Pakistan government
The international outcry over Asia Bibi, the Christian Pakistani woman sentenced to death for blasphemy, has set off an internal backlash against perceived Western influence in Pakistan. This has put the government in a difficult position – but one …Continue Reading
Jordan: Gravely Ill Woman Detained, Not Treated
(New York) – A Jordanian prosecutor ordered the pre-trial detention of a woman accused of a minor offense despite her life-threatening infection with necrotizing fasciitis, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading
Angolan human rights activist decries prison
Seven months in jail — the first few days without food, water or visitors — have only strengthened the resolve of an Angolan human rights activist, he told The Associated Press a week after his release.Continue Reading
Angolan human rights activist decries prison
LUANDA, Angola – An Angolan activist says the conditions he experienced in prison strengthened his resolve to stand up for human rights.Continue Reading
Angolan human rights activist decries prison
An Angolan activist says the conditions he experienced in prison strengthened his resolve to stand up for human rights.Continue Reading
Fear for Life
This 95-page report includes interviews with dozens of people who have faced threats and violence at the hands of both the police and others in the community. It looks in detail at two key incidents: the “gay marriage” scandal of February 2008; and the…Continue Reading
Senegal: Law Promotes Violence Against Homosexuals
(Dakar) – Senegal’s law criminalizing consensual sexual conduct among adults is discriminatory and invites abuse of homosexuals by both the police and the general public, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch urged re…Continue Reading
GP’s human rights hearing begins
A hearing started today for an Invercargill doctor who is refusing to settle over a privacy complaint, saying it would be “moral cowardice”.Continue Reading