Human Rights
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 11:08
A woman says she saw Mexican soldiers shoot and kill her 15-year-old daughter after a confrontation with a suspected drug gang even though the teenager was lying wounded on the ground.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 08:12
Torture has become such an integral part of policing in Nigeria that many stations have an informal torture officer, Amnesty International says.
Thursday, September 18, 2014 - 07:04
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has decided to suspend its visit to Azerbaijan due to obstructions it encountered in carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), to which Azerbaijan is a party.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 06:43
Over the last year, the already poor human rights situation in Azerbaijan has deteriorated. The government in Baku has increased efforts to suppress dissent by implementing restrictive laws, jailing journalists and activists on false charges, and brutally attacking critics, all while claiming to be a cooperative strategic partner of the United States.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:23
The United States says it has raised concerns with Azerbaijan about Said Nuri, a U.S. citizen of Azerbaijani origin who was deported by authorities in Baku after what he called days of "intimidation and harassment."
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 07:07
The Tajik scholar whose June arrest on espionage charges ignited an international outcry has been allowed to leave Tajikistan.
Monday, September 15, 2014 - 06:48
The U.S. Department of State said on September 12 it is concerned by “the risk that politicized prosecutions would pose for Georgia’s democracy.”
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 08:01
Several Mexican human rights groups said on Friday that they had filed a complaint with the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, asking it to investigate the “systematic and widespread” abuse of thousands of civilians by the army and the police in their fight against organized crime.
Friday, September 12, 2014 - 06:06
A U.S. citizen of Azerbaijani origin, Said Nuri, has been deported from Azerbaijan after what he called days of intimidation and harassment.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 07:06
Peruvian authorities say an outspoken opponent of illegal logging and three other Ashaninka indigenous community leaders have been slain in a remote region bordering Brazil.