Joining forces to protect Ghana’s railway dwellers
By Kathryn Achilles, Ghana campaigner for Amnesty International
Amnesty International has been calling on the Government of Ghana not to forcibly evict thousands of people from their homes alongside railway lines in Accra, the capital city, since Dece…Continue Reading
Human rights activist: dozens of inmates killed in Egyptian prison during uprising
CAIRO – A leading human rights activist has called for an immediate investigation of reports that guards deliberately killed dozens of inmates at an Egyptian prison during the chaotic first days of Egypt’s uprising.Continue Reading
Activists on Facebook need protection: senator
Facebook has become an important tool for democracy and human rights activists and it needs to do more to protect them, including allowing the use of pseudonyms, a US senator said Thursday.Continue Reading
Uganda: Halt Pre-Election Intimidation Campaign
(Kampala) – Ugandan police and Resident District Commissioners are intimidating civil society activists seeking to expose and condemn allegations of government corruption, Human Rights Watch said today. Outside Kampala, some officials are also intimida…Continue Reading
UN rights commissioner to visit Australia
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights is expected to visit Australia later this year, following recent criticism of Australia’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Responsible Mining: Companies Can’t Go it Alone
Human Rights Watch recently released a report that details brutal gang rapes and other abuses allegedly carried out by employees of Barrick Gold in Papua New Guinea. Barrick, a Canadian firm, is the world’s larges…Continue Reading
Responsible Mining: Companies Can’t Go it Alone
Human Rights Watch recently released a report that details brutal gang rapes and other abuses allegedly carried out by employees of Barrick Gold in Papua New Guinea. Barrick, a Canadian firm, is the world’s largest gold producer and Porgera is one of t…Continue Reading
Italian government raises possibility it may appeal to human rights court in Berlusconi probe
ROME – An ally of Silvio Berlusconi raised the possibility Thursday that the Italian government could appeal before Europe’s human rights court, alleging that a prostitution probe targeting the premier is a violation of his privacy.Continue Reading
Activists push for heroin help in U.N. Russia visit
Activists have asked the UN human rights chief to pressure Russia to legalize the heroin substitute methadone when she visits next week amid a worsening HIV/AIDS crisis, an international health group said Thursday.Continue Reading
Why Ghonim’s Passion Reignited Revolt
(Cairo) – Few things to date have energized popular Egyptian protests against President Hosni Mubarak as much as the emotional interview given by Wael Ghonim, a 30-year-old Egyptian internet activist, almost immediately after his release from 12 days o…Continue Reading
Prisoners’ families want UN to pressure Israel
Relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails urged the United Nations on Thursday to exert pressure on Israel to respect their human rights.Continue Reading
Egypt’s Power Players
Word came from the street: A mob had gathered in front of the ground-floor door, blocking the exit from the offices of the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, a pioneering Egyptian human rights organization.
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Looking Ahead for Egypt — Check Out Peru
One of the biggest questions Egypt faces, if it is to embark on a meaningful process of democratic transition, is who will oversee the required legislative, constitutional, and institutional reforms. In other words, how is it possible to create a legit…Continue Reading
Human rights groups say Syrian authorities have detained a writer
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian human rights groups say security forces have arrested a writer for unknown reasons.Continue Reading
Human rights groups in Afghanistan shift focus from NATO to atrocities by Taliban
Kabul, Feb 10(ANI): Human rights groups working in war-torn Afghanistan have shifted their focus from abuses attributed to NATO forces towards those committed by Taliban insurgents.Continue Reading