Human Rights
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 09:16
RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service, known locally as Radio Ozodlik, is pioneering ways to collect and generate information for audiences eager for knowledge and news.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 08:46
The Middle East appears on the brink of wider sectarian war engulfing Iraq and Syria with radical Islamist insurgents wantonly kidnapping, torturing and killing civilians, U.N. human rights investigators said in a report on Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 07:28
Representative Ros-Lehtinen: "According to the most objective analysis, the human rights situation in Iran has not gotten better, and in many areas it has
gotten worse. There have been over 670 executions under Rouhani, and over 900 political prisoners remain in jail."
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 06:36
Rio de Janeiro’s police forces said they are investigating two officers who appear in videos by journalists to be using firearms with live rounds against anti-World Cup demonstrations near Sunday’s game in the Maracanã stadium.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 04:54
Ties between the U.S. and Azerbaijan have become strained in recent months. The Azerbaijani government has pushed back vocally against American criticism of the country's human rights record, accusing Washington of interference in its internal affairs.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:54
Internet users in Tajikistan report that Google services, including YouTube and the Gmail electronic mail system, remain inaccessible, despite protests by international organizations.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:50
The Egyptians who rebelled against President Hosni Mubarak and overthrew him have lived for three years through conditions worse than those they revolted against. Security has broken down, the economy is in the doldrums and Egyptian society is threatened by anarchy.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:38
During his visit to Baku, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on June 14 met in the office of the EU with a large group of the representatives of civil society in Azerbaijan.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:34
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a training course from 9-13 June 2014 on torture prevention and international and national standards regarding the rights and freedoms of military personnel.The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a training course from 9-13 June 2014 on torture prevention and international and national standards regarding the rights and freedoms of military personnel.