Brazil: Ensure Justice for Police Abuse in Rio State
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Rio de Janeiro state should ensure that killings by police are thoroughly investigated and that officers who use unlawful force are brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today in a…Continue Reading
Northern Central African Republic’s ongoing human rights abuses
By Godfrey Byaruhanga, Amnesty International’s Central Africa Researcher, in Ndele
Northern Central African Republic (CAR) is still a dangerous place for humanitarian workers.
It was in the early hours that a group of heavily armed men forced the…Continue Reading
India: Mining Industry Out of Control
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India’s government has failed to enforce key human rights and environmental safeguards in the country’s mining industry. Deep-rooted shortcomings in the design and implementa…Continue Reading
US envoy: North Korean isolation hides suffering
The United States is working to break an "information blockade" that allows North Korea to hide its rights abuses and keep its people away from news of the wider world, President Barack Obama's envoy on North Korean human rights said Thur…Continue Reading
ICC: New Prosecutor Takes Reins
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The swearing in of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, comes at a time when expectations for international justice are growing. Bensouda will be s…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Lift Restrictions on Reporting, Access to Papua
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The Indonesian government should allow foreign media and civil society groups access to Papua to report on violence and rights violations since May that have left at least 14 dead. …Continue Reading
Witnesses testify in Whitehorse sexual harassment case
A Yukon Human Rights hearing into an allegation of sexual harassment finished hearing evidence this week.Continue Reading
Egypt gives army power to arrest civilians
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's military police and intelligence will be able to detain civilians and refer them to military tribunals under a government decree issued on Wednesday that was criticized as a dangerous move by human rights groups. One MP de…Continue Reading
Ontario amends Human Rights Code to extend protections to transgendered people
TORONTO – Transgendered people in Ontario will soon have the same protections under the Human Rights Code as everyone else.Continue Reading
Russia: The ‘March of Millions’
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On June 12, Russian political opposition and civic movements held another “March of Millions” mass demonstration in central Moscow. Thousands of protesters gathered at Pushkin Square…Continue Reading
Oman: Assault on Freedom of Speech
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Omani authorities should halt a sweeping crackdown on political activists and protesters arrested solely for exercising their rights to freedom of speech and assembly. Arrests since the …Continue Reading
North Korea: Economic System Built on Forced Labor
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The North Korean government continues to require forced, uncompensated labor from workers, including even schoolchildren and university students.
(New York) – The…Continue Reading
Rights group urges Bangladesh to keep border open
A global human rights group on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to keep its border open to people seeking refuge from sectarian violence in western Myanmar.Continue Reading
Bangladesh: Open Borders for Refugees Fleeing Burma
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The government of Bangladesh should immediately open its borders to people seeking sanctuary in Bangladesh from sectarian violence in Arakan State in western Burma.
Daughter: Iran dissident gets 13 years in prison
A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Tehran revolutionary court, his daughter said Tuesday.Continue Reading