‘Passages to a Better World’: Extraordinary Art Exhibit Joins the Route to Human Rights
MIAMI, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On April 7th, 2011 at 11:30 am, St. Thomas University will unveil the inaugural sculpture show “Passages to a Better World” a unique art exhibit that brings human rights to the front burner. In addition,…Continue Reading
Captured Gazan said to be suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group released new details Monday about a Gazan man who vanished on a Ukrainian train and resurfaced in an Israeli prison, saying that he was dragged out of his sleeper car, hooded and handcuffed by Israeli agents, forced ont…Continue Reading
Rights group says Palestinian allegedly abducted by Israelis in Ukraine suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group says a Gazan man allegedly abducted from a Ukrainian train and whisked to Israel is suffering psychological problems in custody.Continue Reading
Captured Gazan said to be suffering in custody
A Palestinian human rights group says a Gazan man allegedly abducted from a Ukrainian train and whisked to Israel is suffering psychological problems in custody.Continue Reading
Morocco: Thousands Demonstrate Peacefully
(Rabat) – Moroccan authorities allowed peaceful, pro-reform demonstrations to take place in cities across the country on March 20, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The police restraint contrasted with their violent dispersal of demonstrators the pr…Continue Reading
Tensions rise in Benghazi as al-Gaddafi forces mount attacks
By Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International crisis researcher
The situation has significantly deteriorated in Benghazi and elsewhere in eastern Libya in the past few days. Since yesterday, while Colonel al-Gaddafi’s spokespeople reiterate that their…Continue Reading
Universal Periodic Review of Venezuela
I. Summary
President Hugo Chávez and his supporters have effectively neutralized the independence of Venezuela’s judiciary. In the absence of a judicial check on its actions, the Chávez government has systematically undermined freedom of expression …Continue Reading
Familias libias relatan la pesadilla que están viviendo
Donatella Rovera, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional para la situación de crisis.
Bengasi (Libia), 18 de marzo de 2011
Ayer conseguí hablar por teléfono con una familia a la que conocí la semana pasada, cuando estuve en Ajdabya, población si…Continue Reading
UN body can help bring international justice for Gaza conflict victims
By Rachel Campbell, Amnesty International Campaigner for Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Today, the UN Human Rights Council will meet to begin debating a crucial report on seriously flawed Israeli and Palestinian investigations into g…Continue Reading
EU: Decision on ICC Aids Court
(Brussels) – The adoption on March 21, 2011, of a revised Decision on the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the European Union’s 27 foreign affairs ministers is an important step, Human Rights Watch said today. The move reaffirms EU support for the…Continue Reading
Bahrain: New Arrests Target Doctors, Rights Activists
(Manama) – Bahrain should end its campaign of arrests of doctors and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Algeria: End Public Assembly Ban in Algiers
(Washington, DC) – The Algerian authorities should rescind a 2001 decree denying people the right to assemble peacefully, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Algeria: End Public Assembly Ban in Algiers
(Washington, DC) – The Algerian authorities should rescind a 2001 decree denying people the right to assemble peacefully, Human Rights Watch said today.
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CHR condemns ‘torture’ of military, police trainees
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounced on Sunday denounced hazing rites in the military and the police.Continue Reading
Bahrain briefly detains human rights activist
Bahraini security forces briefly detained the outspoken head of the country’s main human rights group on Sunday, days after a crackdown that drove mainly Shi’ite protesters off the streets.Continue Reading