Human Rights
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 18:46
A powerful tool exists to curb impunity for abuses committed by military and police in countries that receive U.S. military assistance: the Leahy Law. The Latin America Working Group Education Fund and Center for International Policy recently published a guide to help human rights defenders, journalists, and schaolars understand how this law is implemented.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:43
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Ahmed Douma to life in prison on Wednesday, judicial sources said, part of a sustained crackdown on Islamist and liberal government opponents.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 07:30
In Latin America’s prisons, notorious for extreme overcrowding and violence, inmates live in constant danger of being killed – a contradiction in a region where virtually every country has abolished the death penalty.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 07:23
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 - 06:43
At the 24th summit of the African Union discussions focused on high-profile continental crises such as the Boko Haram insurgency and the Ebola epidemic, while another important phenomenon was, unsurprisingly, left off the agenda: the deteriorating situation for political and civil liberties in much of East Africa.
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 13:59
Agenda:
A hearing of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the impact of U.S. policy changes on human rights and democracy In Cuba.
Witnesses:
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 13:48
Agenda:
A hearing of Senate Committee on Foreign Relations concerning modern days slavery and ways to end it.
Witnesses:
Panel One
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 13:41
Agenda:
A House Committee on Foreign Affairs regarding Human Rights in Cuba.
Witnesses:
Mr. Jorge Luis García Pérez
Secretary General
Cuban National Civic Resistance Front
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 07:48
The Somali government made limited progress in 2014 in protecting civilians from abusive armed forces in the country's long conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2015.
Monday, February 2, 2015 - 07:10
According to the latest official figures, there are 23,271 people missing or not located in Mexico, of which 621 are being sought by the federal Attorney General's Office's Search Unit. The numbers were provided by the office's general prosecutor for human rights, Eliana Garcia, on Jan. 19 to a forum in the Chamber of Deputies.