Human Rights
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 10:17
Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the "order") declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in and in relation to South Sudan.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:20
Rights group says Kenya "scapegoating and abusing Somalis" after hundreds are arrested in the wake of deadly blasts.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:17
Supervisory authorities issued 18 criminal cases; two were dismissed, 10 - sent to the court, 245 applicants - refused to institute criminal proceedings.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:59
“The unclearly defined terms and harsh punishments would allow for a wide interpretation of the law under which the right of freedom of the media can be limited."
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:55
Mounting curbs on freedom of expression in the run-up to Algeria's upcoming elections underscore disturbing shortcomings in the country's overall human rights record, said Amnesty International in a new briefing published today.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:38
In the long term it needs to sort out its house and get things in order, but in the short term it’s not really going to be a lot of consolation, especially to poorer Tunisians and those who felt that they were neglected by the government.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:36
Kenya deported more than 80 Somali nationals Wednesday as part of an ongoing security crackdown by Kenyan authorities following recent terror attacks, Kenya's internal security minister said.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:13
"Bahrain has made essential and tangible reforms in the human rights field," she said, describing attempts to tarnish Bahrain's image as politically-motivated and have nothing to do with reality.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 07:05
Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui warned that the potential laws could be abused because they include an increasingly broad and vague definition of terrorism."
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 00:00
Nolasco had repeatedly warned that his home state, Ancash, was run by a criminal syndicate that plundered the treasury, killed people it couldn't buy or intimidate, wiretapped foes and used police as spies and journalists as character assassins.