Monday, June 16, 2014 - 10:29
Chelsea Manning on the U.S. military and media freedom.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:03
Sindicados de desaparición forzada, asesinato y deberes contra la humanidad, el sábado último por la tarde fueron capturados Esteelmer Reyes Girón, exoficial del Ejército, y Heriberto Valdez Asij, excomisionado militar.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 13:43
This week the U.S. Southern Command gave Guatemala more vehicles to boost security efforts on its border with Honduras, the UN reported that Peru grew less coca in 2013, and the U.S. Congress debated what to do about the influx of Central American minors at the southwest border.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 11:44
This week the Commission on Security and Cooperation, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission, held hearings this past week on the security and human rights dimensions of U.S.-Azerbaijan relations, while U.S.- Georgian military drills kick off near the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. A new report from Freedom House shows continued setbacks in good governance and rule of law in the region. Below is a roundup of these stories, as well as other news highlights from the Central Eurasian region.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 10:10
As Sunni insurgents pursued an offensive toward Baghdad on Friday, Navi Pillay, the top United Nations human rights official, expressed “extreme alarm” over what she termed summary executions, rape, reprisal killings and shelling of civilians, putting the first estimate of casualties in the hundreds.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 07:51
Azerbaijan has picked a fight with the U.S. government. The simplest explanation for this may be that President Aliyev is as paranoid and isolated as their actions suggest. If United States want to maintain influence in Azerbaijan it should find messengers who can get through some thick palace walls.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 07:50
"We strongly condemn the Cuban government’s systematic use of physical violence and arbitrary detention to silence its critics, disrupt peaceful assembly and ...prevent attendance at a court hearing unrelated to broader issues of governance".
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 07:19
En el informe del relator se establece que además de que la sociedad está “expuesta a una serie de atropellos” por la militarización, no hay suficiente rendición de cuentas por esos actos en el sistema de justicia militar.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 05:20
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discusses the deteriorating situation in Iraq and the additional assistance the U.S. will provide, the harsh sentencing of 25 activists in Egypt, Iran's nuclear program, dialogue in Venezuela, Secretary Kerry's meeting with Uganda's Foreign Minister, and the ongoing conflict in Libya.
Friday, June 13, 2014 - 05:13
The United States remains deeply concerned about the conviction and continued imprisonment of Ms. Meriam Yahya Ibrahim Ishag.
