Asia: Freedom of Expression, Justice, Human Rights Defenders Under Threat
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
Dear Secretary-General,
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Ethiopia: Aid as a Weapon
Many western officials who manage international aid cite Ethiopia as an example of how assistance from donors like Canada can help African nations escape poverty. The reality is far more complicated – and far more cruel.
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Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
HANOI (AFP) – A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch denounces detentions in Morocco
Human Rights Watch charged Monday that Moroccan police have instituted a pattern of abuse under the country’s anti-terrorism law, notably by way of detentions carried out by the intelligence service.Continue Reading
Why Democracies Don’t Get Cholera
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur in well-run, democratic countries. The same is almost always true for cholera epidemics.
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur i…Continue Reading
Why Democracies Don’t Get Cholera
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur in well-run, democratic countries. The same is almost always true for cholera epidemics.
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Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
EU: Deliver Justice for Srebrenica
(Brussels) – The European Union’s commitment to international justice will be measured by its willingness to pressure Serbia in the months to come to arrest the two remaining war crimes suspects, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Morocco holds terror suspects illegally – rights group
Morocco a close U.S. ally in the fight against al Qaeda routinely holds suspected militants in secret detention where they are at risk of being coerced into making false confessions Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Canada, Ukraine discuss trade, human rights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev to discuss trade and human rights issues.Continue Reading
Canada, Ukraine discuss trade, human rights
Prime Minister Stephen Harper meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev to discuss trade and human rights issues.Continue Reading
Morocco: End Abuses in Counterterrorism Arrests
(Rabat) – Suspects arrested under Morocco’s counterterrorism law routinely face serious human rights violations that compromise their right to a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Morocco: “Stop Looking for Your Son”
This report documents a pattern of abuse under Morocco’s counterterrorism law, which was adopted 12 days after coordinated suicide bombings in Casablanca on May 16, 2003, took 45 lives. Many of these abuses violate the progressive legislation Morocco a…Continue Reading