Human Rights
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 11:21
Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses Georgia's territorial integrity, press freedoms in Egypt, the necessity for a peaceful solution in Nagorno Karabakh, the U.S. relationship with Venezuela, and the Israeli Palestinian peace process.
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 00:00
Venevision's Carlos Bardasano, speaking on behalf of private media, gave a brief speech: "I believe everything has been said, you can count on the private media to help build peace."
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 10:39
The same week the State Department released its annual report on global human rights, four Central Eurasia countries were included in Politico Magazine’s list of the United States’ most discreditable allies. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 07:33
Politico Magazine ran a feature, America’s 25 Most Awkward Allies, in which it highlights how the Obama Administration works with repressive regimes across the world in order to advance United States’ national interests, often because of U.S. counterterrorism priorities. Several African governments made the list:
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
El informe, motivo de disgusto de Garzon, senala que la impunidad y la ineficiencia del sistema judicial se mantienen como las principales infracciones de los derechos humanos en Colombia.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Un tribunal de Guatemala inicio este jueves el juicio contra el primer exjefe guerrillero acusado de haber dirigido una matanza de 22 campesinos en noviembre de 1988, en el marco de la guerra civil de 36 anos
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
More than 20 years have passed since the military dictatorships and civil wars ended in Latin America and the Caribbean, except Colombia, which still endures an armed conflict that began half a century ago.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Reporters Without Borders' latest ranking of world press freedom highlights how the impact of organized crime on Latin American media not only affects the countries most closely associated with drug trafficking, but is also now on the rise in countries su
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
The Mexican government has reported but not accounted for thousands of people who were reported "disappeared," according to the U.S. State Department "2013 Country Reports on Human Rights" released today.
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
Delegations from the two countries will have discussions in five working groups to expand cooperation in the areas of Democracy, Human Rights and Good Governance; Energy; Social and Economic Opportunities; Environmental Protection and Climate Change; and