Human Rights
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 09:12
Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission said Monday that it had found that security agents were responsible for the unlawful killings of eight civilians in a September raid in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:31
After the Darfur genocide, the United Nations sent in 20,000 peacekeepers with a single mission -- to protect the region's civilians. A Foreign Policy investigation details why they failed, and what the U.N. knew about it.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:26
Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Start of the Rwanda Genocide
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:14
“We remain deeply concerned about the restrictions of freedom of expression in Egypt, including the targeting of Egyptian and foreign journalists for simply expressing their views.”
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:13
It is not for the United States to accept, reject or comment on an Egyptian court order, said a foreign ministry statement issued on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:03
It's been 20 years since the Rwandan genocide, in which political ideology and ethnic hatred gave license to thousands of Hutus to kill Tutsi families. But ethnic ideology may not have unleashed the genocide if the international community had not stepped back and allowed it to happen.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:01
U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said Friday she’s going to Africa not just to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide but to spotlight ethnic killings in Central African Republic and the potential for violence in Burundi.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:22
In Kyrgyzstan, Assistant Secretary Frantz will travel to Bishkek and Osh, where he will meet with Kyrgyzstani Government officials, journalists, and members of civil society to discuss press and internet freedom and the role of social media in Kyrgyzstan.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 07:08
It also works with a range of law-enforcement agencies to promote adherence to applicable international human rights norms and internationally accepted standards for law-enforcement.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
It emerged on Friday that the ethics tribunal of Guatemala's bar association (known by its Spanish acronym CANG) had suspended Judge Barrios from practicing law for one year, following a complaint from a member of the legal team of Rios Montt’s co-accus