Human Rights
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 06:12
Afghanistan's president has ordered a "thorough investigation" into institutionalized sexual abuse of children by police, after AFP revealed the Taliban are using child sex slaves to launch deadly insider attacks.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:46
Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether secret military tribunals set up in early 2015 to try civilians accused of terrorism have violated the constitutional rights of 12 people convicted by these courts.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:44
Police brutality is on the rise in Argentina’s province of Jujuy, home to the so-called first political prisoner of President Mauricio Macri’s government, as reports of violent intimidation, torture and arbitrary arrests of local activists at the hands of security forces increasingly emerge from the northwest province, the Buenos Aires Herald reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:43
Amnesty International says that a vast majority of incarcerated Mexican women face sexual torture during arrest and in the hours following.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:40
Deep government corruption, impunity, and widespread human rights abuses are the legacy of the 2009 U.S.-backed coup in Honduras.
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 06:41
The expression “military trials for civilians” — a controversial topic in the wake of the January 25 Revolution that had nearly disappeared from Egyptian media discourse — is now making a comeback.
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 06:30
Members of a special anti-crime unit in the Central African Republic unlawfully executed at least 18 people and possibly more between April 2015 and March 2016, Human Rights Watch said today.
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 06:23
In early 2011, the government of Bahrain violently cracked down on pro-democracy protesters as uprisings spread across the Middle East. The protests were brutally suppressed, and hundreds of people were arrested. Many were tortured, some to death. Five years on, Washington’s “softly softly” policy of muted public criticism and encouragement to reform behind closed doors has failed.
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 06:25
The legislation could make it harder to investigate allegations of rights abuses. The United Nations and human rights groups have raised concerns about such violations during the last year of operations that have been centered in densely populated cities. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, according to opposition parties.
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 06:34
International human rights organizations have increasingly brought attention to the involvement of Mexican authorities in kidnappings, mass executions and other crimes. Now they want to show how United States policies and military aid play a role in this crisis.