UN urges support for Mideast reforms
The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the international community to support reforms in the Middle East and urged vigilance in Libya amid fears of violent reprisals.Continue Reading
UN rights chief seeks world support for uprisings
The U.N.’s top human rights official is calling on all nations to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world.Continue Reading
Baloch Human Rights Council expresses extreme concern over Pak atrocities
London, Feb 28(ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) has strongly condemned and expressed extreme concern on the continuing human rights violations being perpetrated by Pakistan’s security agencies in Balochistan.Continue Reading
Rights group says Iran opposition leaders abducted
An international human rights group said Sunday that the two main Iranian opposition leaders and their wives are in grave danger after security forces apparently abducted them from their homes, where they were under house arrest.Continue Reading
Libya: Fewer Police Abuses in Zuwara, Under Control of Anti-government Forces
(Ras Ijdir, Tunisia) – There have been few, if any, abuses by the police in the city of Zuwara, 109 kilometers west of Tripoli, during and since its takeover by anti-government forces a week ago, Libyan citizens and foreign workers from the city told H…Continue Reading
UN: Security Council Refers Libya to ICC
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council’s unanimous resolution referring Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) sends a strong signal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his commanders, as well as other governments in the reg…Continue Reading
Libya: Security Forces Fire on Protesters in Western City
(Ras Ijdir, Tunisia) – Libyan security forces and pro-government groups in the western city of Zawiyah have violently attacked anti-government protesters and Egyptian migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Lebanon: Permit Departure of Bahraini Opposition Leader
(Beirut) – Lebanon should reject Bahrain’s politically motivated arrest notice for Bahraini opposition leader Hassan Mushaima and allow him to return home, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanese authorities have retained Mushaima’s passport since his …Continue Reading
Iraq: Security Forces Raid Press Freedom Group
(New York) – Iraqi authorities should immediately investigate a raid by security forces on the Journalistic Freedoms Observatory (JFO), a prominent Iraqi press freedom group, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on the governme…Continue Reading
Yemen: Security Forces, Gangs Attack Reporters
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Egypt: End Secret Detentions, Free Protesters
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UN Human Rights Council recommends suspension of Libya’s membership
Geneva, Feb 26(ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling on the UN General Assembly to consider suspending Libya’s right to membership in the Geneva forum.Continue Reading
Libya: Africa’s Rights Body Should Act Now
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US: Honor Public Workers’ Bargaining Rights
(Washington, DC) – Proposals in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and other states to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights violate international labor rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human Rights Organization SIOA Vows to Fight Far-Left Propaganda Group’s ‘Hate Group’ Designation
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent national human rights and advocacy organization has vowed to fight against its designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a hard-Left propaganda group, as a “hate group.”Continue Reading