Moroccans protest against Spanish opposition party
Hundreds of thousands of Moroccans marched Sunday to protest against criticism by Spain’s opposition Popular Party of alleged human rights abuses in the disputed Western Sahara.Continue Reading
Morocco rejects probe into Western Sahara incident
Morocco rejects a probe into violent clashes between its security forces and residents of Western Sahara by the United Nations, its foreign minister said in an interview published on Saturday.Continue Reading
China’s Growing Intolerance of Peaceful Dissent Must Be Challenged
Last month’s announcement of a Nobel peace prize for the Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo, together with the approaching award ceremony on 10 December, have driven official tolerance for peaceful dissent in China to a new low.
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Israel: Soldiers’ Punishment for Using Boy as ‘Human Shield’ Inadequate
(Jerusalem) – An Israeli military court’s sentence on November 21, 2010, for two soldiers found guilty of using a Palestinian boy as a "human shield" during the 2008-09 offensive in Gaza appears inadequate considering the gravity of the offen…Continue Reading
Western Sahara protestors beaten and abused: HRW
Moroccan security forces repeatedly beat and abused people they detained during disturbances in Western Sahara earlier this month, Human Rights Watch said Friday.Continue Reading
HRW tells Morocco: stop mistreating detained Sahrawis
Human Rights Watch urged Moroccan authorities on Friday to stop what it called the mistreatment of Sahrawi detainees arrested after a deadly clash earlier this month in the disputed Western Sahara desert territory.Continue Reading
HRW tells Morocco: stop mistreating detained Sahrawis
Human Rights Watch urged Moroccan authorities on Friday to stop what it called the mistreatment of Sahrawi detainees arrested after a deadly clash earlier this month in the disputed Western Sahara desert territory.Continue Reading
رسائل الدعم أمدتني بالقوة أثناء احتجازي في أحد السجون المصرية
لرفع مستوى الوعي حول حملة اكتبوا من أجل الحقوق خلال شهر ديسمبر/ كانون الأول؛ يستذكر المدوِّن والناشط البدوي مسعد أبو فجر، وهو سجين رأي سابContinue Reading
رسائل الدعم أمدتني بالقوة أثناء احتجازي في أحد السجون المصرية
يستذكر مسعد أبو فجر، وهو سجين رأي سابق وناشط من أجل حقوق البدو، في مدونته، كيف أن رسائل الدعم التي كان يتلقاها عندما كان معتقلاً ساهمت في رContinue Reading
Turkish PM to receive Libyan rights award
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Libya next week to receive a human rights prize dedicated to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his office said on Friday.Continue Reading
Turkish PM to receive Libyan rights award
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Libya next week to receive a human rights prize dedicated to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his office said on Friday.Continue Reading
Letters of support gave me strength while in an Egyptian prison
To raise awareness of December’s Write for Rights campaign former prisoner of conscience Musaad Abu Fagr tells how letters lifted his spirits while in detention
The struggle of the Bedouins in Sinai to demand their rights started on 25 April 20…Continue Reading
Amnesty International on tour with U2: Demanding dignity down under
By Lucy Macnamara, Demand Dignity Campaign Co-ordinator at Amnesty International
Amnesty International has rejoined U2 on their 360° tour! Having travelled with them through Europe, this time round we’re down under, here in Auckland, New Zeala…Continue Reading
Western Sahara: Beatings, Abuse by Moroccan Security Forces
(New York) – Moroccan security forces repeatedly beat and abused people they detained following disturbances on November 8, 2010, in the Western Sahara capital city of El-Ayoun, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces also directly attacked civi…Continue Reading
Southern Exposure
I. Summary
II. Introduction
III. Human Rights in the South: An Environment of Risk for HIV
Poverty
Lack of Access to Health Care
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