Human Rights
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 00:00
In the Americas, legislators in a dozen countries have gutted pretrial reforms since 2000, bringing the majority into conflict with international law
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 08:54
"The Secretary-General conveyed to the Minister his strong concerns regarding the mass death penalty sentences announced recently, as well as the detention of journalists," Ban's press office said in a statement.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
It was the fourth and last trial involving what has been dubbed the Carandiru massacre, in which 111 prisoners died at the since-closed prison.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
El primero de los dos camiones con los que se pretende hacer llegar desde Colombia a Venezuela 52 toneladas de papel periodico completaba pasadas las 8 de la noche mas de 8 horas en el paso fronterizo.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
The publication, which she prefers to call a "new media," will include the usual news as well as investigative reports, sports, interviews and profiles.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
More than 100 inmates died when police stormed the jail in Sao Paulo to quell a prisoner uprising. Many were locked in their cells and shot at close range.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 00:00
Assistant Secretary Jacobson and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Kozak will participate in the U.S.–Mexico Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue with Mexican officials.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:31
Officials have raided the editorial office of one of Kazakhstan’s last independent newspapers, as it emerged that a court has ruled in secret to close it down.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:27
“For this reason, the U.S. Congress must encourage our partners in Turkey to restore access to social media outlets and the Internet as a whole in order to preserve this fundamental civil right."
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:05
Amnesty International, the London-based non-governmental human rights organization, has issued a report, “Nigeria: More than 1,500 Killed in North-Eastern Nigeria in Early 2014.” Of particular interest is its dissection of what happened on March 14 at Giwa Barracks, the largest military facility in Maiduguri, Borno State.