Human Rights
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 07:15
La matanza de Tlatlaya, en la que el Ejército mató a 22 supuestos narcos, dio ayer un giro radical. Un teniente y siete soldados implicados en la salvaje operación al sur del Estado de México fueron detenidos e ingresaron en prisión militar bajo los cargos de desobediencia e infracciones al deber.
Friday, September 26, 2014 - 06:58
For decades, being a human rights defender in Colombia has been a dangerous pastime, and though the persecution of social activists is most commonly associated with the paramilitary organizations that operated openly in the country until their 2006 demobilization, the threats continue today.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 10:53
The recent capture of a Colombian guerrilla fighter responsible for recruiting minors into the rank and file of the group suggests that, despite apparently progress in the peace dialogues between members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the government’s negotiating team, the FARC has continued its longstanding practice of recruiting children to fight for its forces.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 08:40
Recently, the State Department announced a potentially significant change in U.S. policy towards Turkmenistan when it was designated it a “country of particular concern” (CPC) for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. The move came as a surprise to many Central Asia hands who may have asked “why?”
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 09:37
Cinco elementos de la Policía Municipal de Hidalgo, Michoacán, fueron detenidos por su presunta responsabilidad en el asesinato de tres jóvenes, dos menores de 17 años y uno de 18 años, informó la Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado (PGJE).
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 08:37
Shortly after the Mexican army killed 22 people in what it described as a fierce gun battle with an armed gang, the governor of the state where the incident occurred praised the military for its actions.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 06:37
Jailed Kazakh human rights activist Vadim Kuramshin has started a hunger strike to demand a review of his case.
Monday, September 22, 2014 - 06:35
Uzbek authorities have barred the wife and a son of exiled opposition leader Bahodir Choriev from entering the country.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 07:10
Mexico's Civil Rights Commission says it is investigating the circumstances of a June confrontation between the army and a suspected drug gang that left 22 people dead.
Friday, September 19, 2014 - 06:43
Torture and other ill-treatment are absolutely prohibited, at all times, by international human
rights law, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the
Convention against Torture (CAT) – both of which Nigeria is a state party to. Acts of torture
and certain types of other ill-treatment are crimes under international law. The Nigerian
Constitution also prohibits torture and other inhuman or degrading treatment.
Despite the above, Amnesty International found that torture and other ill-treatment are
routine practice in criminal investigations across Nigeria. Suspects in police and military
custody across the country are subjected to torture as punishment or to extract ‘confessions’
as a shortcut to “solve” cases – particularly armed robbery and murder.