Human Rights
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 11:30
Missing from the official statements was any explanation as to how the Zetas — whose name means Z — were able to carry out days, if not months, of killings unimpeded by law enforcement.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 10:11
African leaders have voted to give themselves immunity from prosecution for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide in an African human rights court that does not yet exist, angering rights groups and puzzling activists on the continent.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 08:24
The Russian military held exercises in Armenia and Central Asia, while several reports confirmed the presence of Central Asian militants in Iraq and Syria. Read these top stories and other news highlights from Central Eurasia below.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 07:52
A surge in arbitrary arrests, detentions and harrowing incidents of torture and deaths in police custody recorded by Amnesty International provide strong evidence of the sharp deterioration in human rights in Egypt in the year since President Mohamed Morsi was ousted.
Monday, July 7, 2014 - 06:39
State department confirms that Tariq Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jersualem.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 08:54
La jefa de la Agencia Antidrogas de los Estados Unidos, Michele Leonhart, y un fiscal neoyorquino anunciaron este miércoles la presentación de cargos contra tres líderes de la organización terrorista peruana Sendero Luminoso. Dos de los acusados están activos y libres, y uno está preso en Perú desde febrero de 2012.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 08:30
Peruvian Interior Minister Daniel Urresti is facing murder charges linked to the 1988 killing of a journalist who was investigating the country’s armed conflict.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 07:27
The International Law Enforcement Agency (ILEA) in San Salvador began its first ever course on hate crimes in order to train 35 law enforcement officials from Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador.
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 - 08:56
The office of the U.S. National Democratic Institute in Baku was officially closed, after the authorities accused this structure of financing subversive youth against the government of Azerbaijan.