Human Rights
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 07:07
Kenya is the sixth poorest country in Africa, according to a report compiled by a security think tank.The report, prepared by South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies, says 18.4 million Kenyans (40 per cent) out of 46.3 million live in extreme poverty.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 07:05
The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday urged the Syrian authorities to release all activists, lawyers and other detainees they have been holding without due process, including some jailed for years.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 07:16
Gambia on Wednesday marked 50 years since gaining independence from Britain. But critics say the anniversary is being tainted by allegations of human rights abuses committed by Yahya Jammeh’s regime.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 07:05
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States, O.A.S. Jose Miguel Insulza, has said that the freeing of Venezuelan political opposition leaders would facilitate conditions for a dialogue to help that country overcome its crisis.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 06:51
Uruguay’s president-elect Tabaré Vázquez has launched a Truth and Justice Commission to look into crimes committed during the country’s 1973-85 dictatorship.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - 07:04
The closure of one of the few remaining independent voices in Azeri media was criticized by the US State Department, the EU and several human rights organizations.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - 08:00
The Honduran government has been quietly barring public access to official security documents and budgets, while closing spaces for protest, dissent, and the press.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:22
The United States on Thursday sharply criticized Sudan for obstructing a United Nations investigation into what Washington's U.N. envoy said were credible allegations of mass rape in the conflict-torn western Darfur region.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:13
A press freedom advocate -- and husband of an American servicewoman -- went to the U.S. embassy in Azerbaijan, fearing for his life. But he was turned away.
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 07:10
The Burundian army, police and members of the ruling party's youth league executed 47 people following a clash with an armed group in the country's northwest, an international human rights group said Thursday.