Human Rights
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 00:00
As we look on our sort of shared horizons – two of them – and the enormous opportunities that they present us for the future, there’s no question in my mind that this relationship has special value, special importance, has a special place in this he
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 14:09
Azerbaijani Human Rights Commissioner received 1840 complaints against police in 2013, says 2013 report made by Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Commissioner, APA reports.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 14:01
Laws on prohibition of torture are accepted in Tajikistan, but not applied in practice, director of Notabene public fund Nigina Bahrieva said in an interview with UN Radio.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:57
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has expressed regret over a decision by a Tajik court that requires a journalist to pay damages for defaming the country's intelligentsia.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:56
Dozens of antigay activists have picketed the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:55
Nazarbaev said the country's "constitutional order, sovereignty, and territorial integrity are being challenged by new destructive influences."
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:40
Amnesty International called on the international community to suspend transferring arms to Israel to protest IDF treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:14
In a report entitled Trigger Happy, the human rights group accused Israel of allowing its soldiers to act with virtual impunity and urged an independent review of the deaths.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:10
American policy has done little for the country’s long-term security, promoting personal patronage networks instead of durable institutions to manage a peaceful transition of power in Uzbekistan.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 13:06
In reality, the constitutional reform that garnered so much praise in Washington—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even called it a “model” for other countries in the region—confirmed and even strengthened autocracy in Morocco.