Human Rights
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:34
Prison is increasingly the place to find the most prominent of Azerbaijan’s journalists, activists and freethinkers. The last public glimpse of investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova came on December 5, when a police-car carried her off to prison as she waved to friends and supporters, who ran alongside chanting “Khadija!”
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:32
Senior United States diplomats have visited Tashkent for their regular consultations with the government of Uzbekistan, and in spite of continuing tension over Afghanistan and human rights, the Americans were unusually positive in their assessment of ties with Uzbekistan.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 11:13
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:45
"Well, let me first say we are deeply concerned by recent restrictions on civil society activities in Azerbaijan. We are increasingly concerned that the Government of Azerbaijan is not living up to its international human rights commitments and obligations."
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:23
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a statement Wednesday criticising a new anti-terrorism bill and urging the president not to ratify it, describing it as "unconstitutional."
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 07:46
The Philippine police continue to torture and degrade suspects despite a national effort to stem the practice, according to a new report from the human rights group Amnesty International.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 07:28
The injunction banning distribution and publication of ADAMbol, a popular opposition magazine in Kazakhstan, is a clear violation of freedom of press and free expression.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 07:12
The Guatemalan Human Rights Ombudsman announced the creation of a specific unit designed to improve protection for journalists, who are the subjects of many threats and abuses in the Central American country.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 04:45
The main group of observer mission from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Uzbekistan in an entourage of 12 people, said the Republican press center for coverage of the election in 2014 Dec.1.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:42
The State Department’s top official on human rights is planning to return to Bahrain on Wednesday, nearly five months after he was ordered to leave the country, American officials said.