Uzbekistan needs action, not words on human rights: Clinton
Uzbekistan should “translate words into practice” to improve its human rights situation, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday during a brief visit to Tashkent.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Letter to the Prosecutor General regarding 29 Asylum Seekers
To the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mami K. A.
The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan
8, Orynbor St., House of Ministries, Entrance № 2
010000, Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana
Via fax: +7 7172 502534, +7172 33 3928
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Steve Goose Delivers Statement on Mine Stockpile Destruction
Geneva, Switzerland
Mr. President,
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Follow-Up Letter to the Government of Iran Regarding the Abuse of Sexual Minorities
His Excellency Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani
Head of the Judiciary
His Excellency Mohammad Javad Larijani
Head of the Human Rights Council of the Judiciary
His Excellency Alireza Avai
Head of the Tehran Judiciary
His Excellency A…Continue Reading
16 Days of Activism: Violence against women is a worldwide scandal
By Valentine Sebile, coordinator of Amnesty International’s 16 Days of Activism campaign
The 16 Days of Activism is an international campaign that aims at raising awareness of gender-based violence. It started on 25 November and ends on 10 December…Continue Reading
Lead Poisoning in Nigeria "Unprecedented"
Lead poisoning has killed more than 400 children in the state of Zamfara in the past six months. The tragedy unfolding in Zamfara is not a simple act of nature. Rather, it’s the latest testament to the Nigerian …Continue Reading
Lead Poisoning in Nigeria "Unprecedented"
Lead poisoning usually causes life-long debilitating illness, not immediate death. Yet in the state of Zamfara, a poor, arid region in northern Nigeria, lead poisoning has killed more than 400 children in the past six months.
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United Kingdom: Letter to Sir Peter Gibson on the Inquiry into involvement with detainees in counter-terrorism operations
Sir Peter Gibson
Ripley Building
26 Whitehall
London
SW1 2WH
2 December 2010
Dear Sir Peter,
I am writing to you in your capacity as chairman of the Inquiry into UK involvement with detainees in overseas counter-terrorism operations.
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Human rights violations hound Aquino presidency
A human rights group criticizes President Benigno Aquino III for his “empty promise” of alleviating rising extra-judicial killings in the country.Continue Reading
UN Treaty Bodies Reform: NGOs respond
Since its adoption in November 2009, the Dublin Statement has been a catalyst for stake-holders to reflect on how the current treaty body system could be further enhanced. We welcome the Dublin Statement initiative and endorse many of the principles co…Continue Reading
Physicians Interactive CEO Donato J. Tramuto Named to Leadership Council of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice …
Donato J. Tramuto, CEO and Vice Chairman of Physicians Interactive Holdings LLC , has been appointed to serve on the Leadership Council of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, an organization dedicated to advancing human rights in…Continue Reading
Freed China democracy activist vows to keep up fight
A veteran Chinese political dissident on Thursday defiantly vowed to advance human rights and democracy in China, just days after completing a 12-year jail term for subversion.Continue Reading
US concerned about human rights in Madagascar
The United States is worried about a “considerable deterioration” in press and other freedoms in Madagascar.Continue Reading
Government needs ‘consistent’ human rights policy
Britain must adopt a consistent and proactive approach to human rights according to Lord Alton of Liverpool.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Allow Pardon for Blasphemy Victim
(New York) – A Pakistani court’s order to bar President Asif Ali Zardari from pardoning a woman sentenced to death for blasphemy contravenes Pakistan’s constitution and should be withdrawn immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.
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