Human Rights
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 09:03
Azerbaijan's arrest of a respected human-rights activist is fuelling fears that the country is pulling out all the stops on crushing dissent before it takes over the Council of Europe's Commission of Ministers next month.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:22
An international human rights group called on the United Nations Security Council to block the flow of weapons to Syrian regime forces, claiming that it was launching attacks using “barrel bombs,” Agence France-Presse reported on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:21
High commissioner for human rights visits conflict-torn nation to discuss high levels of civilian suffering.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 08:02
Who exactly is a political prisoner, and how that’s defined is a complicated question.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 12:41
(Beirut) – Vague provisions of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) joint security agreement raise concerns. Member countries could use the agreement to suppress free expression and undermine privacy rights of citizens and residents.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 12:40
Egypt’s new draft terrorism laws are “exceedingly vague and overly broad” and must be revised to “to protect the right to life and other rights and freedoms” according to a Sunday statement by watchdog group Human Rights Watch.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 10:33
The Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will examine the situation in the Central African Republic.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:56
Kenya's president said he would not let the conflict in neighboring South Sudan descend into genocide, though he stopped short of spelling out any action to end the increasingly ethnic slaughter.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:38
The conflict in South Sudan is taking a heavy toll on children who are being killed or injured in attacks and recruited into armed groups. They are also witnessing traumatic events and missing out on school. For the youngest malnutrition is an ever-present threat.
Monday, April 28, 2014 - 09:10
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto have spent their first year in office undermining civil rights and operating with "rampant impunity", two human rights groups alleged Wednesday (April 23rd).