Human Rights
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 08:09
The United States has condemned the beating of an Azerbaijani journalist and rights activist in the country's Naxcivan exclave.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 07:57
We condemn the August 21 beating in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan of noted civil society activist Ilgar Nasibov, Director of the NGO Democracy Support Center, who is currently hospitalized in grave condition. Mr. Nasibov has been a well-respected civil society activist and human rights defender for more than ten years.
Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 07:00
Una condena de 40 años de prisión tendrán que pagar seis uniformados, tal como determinó el Juzgado Primero Penal del Circuito Especializado de Bucaramanga, por la participación en un ‘falso positivo’ que se remonta al 10 de febrero de 2005 en zona rural del municipio de Lebrija, Santander.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:40
Economic Development of Azerbaijan should be based on human rights and open dialogue. This is the general opinion of the members of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, who visited Azerbaijan to study the human rights situation in the field of business.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:30
Министр внутренних дел Азербайджана Рамиль Усубов в порядке частного обвинения подал судебный иск о защите чести и достоинства против председателя Объединения интеллигенции Азербайджана, кинорежиссера Эльданиза Гулиева. Сам Гулиев заявляет о политических мотивах инициативы главы МВД.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:24
Colombian photojournalist and indigenous rights activist Juan Pablo Gutierrez has received death threats, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:22
Legendary human rights lawyer and professor José Zalaquett, whose work in the field dates back to Chile’s 1973 military coup, launched a free online course on human rights this week to wide acclaim from experts throughout the world, who laud Chile for the strides it has made in making amends for Pinochet-era abuses.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 08:10
Honduras' former police chief, who was dismissed amidst allegations of involvement in death squads, has been working as the country's police attaché in Colombia, raising questions about his potential role in U.S.-funded trainings for security forces in Honduras.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 07:12
So far, no criminal investigation has been commenced into the brutal beating of the human rights activist Ilgar Nasibov in Nakhchivan on August 21. "The Nakhchivan Police Department continues administrative investigation,” said the wife of the human rights activist, Malahat Nasibova. The results of forensic examination on August 25 were not submitted to her.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 06:21
Five women protesting the confiscation of their property by Kazakhstan's government have suspended a hunger strike after 20 days.