Human Rights
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro justified the censuring measure declaring: "a television channel [NTN24] that is trying to compete with Telesur, attempted to broadcast the chaos of a coup d’etat…I had to defend Venezuela’s peace." He also scolded
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 00:00
In a country with one of the highest Twitter adoption rates in the world, and at a time when independent Venezuelan news outlets have been muffled, the social network has become a critical forum for political activism.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 00:00
Expertos paraguayos reanudaron este miercoles las excavaciones en busca de restos oseos de victimas de la dictadura militar de Alfredo Stroessner, que goberno el pais durante 35 anos, segun dijo a Efe el director de Reparacion y Memoria Historica de Parag
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 10:52
"Accusations of espionage in pro-government media against dissidents and independent voices were common during the Soviet era, and we are seeing them again in many of the states that emerged from the Soviet Union."
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 10:36
The religious committee responded by claiming that Human Rights Watch “copy-pastes the same old issues, which have long become outdated and are of no relevance at present.”
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 10:27
Egypt denies the case is an attack on freedom of speech. It says the al-Jazeera journalists were working illegally because they did not have press passes.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:51
Since Al Shabab attacked Nairobi's Westgate Mall, demand is high to stop extremism. But storming mosques and shooting civilians may not work.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:08
In leaked report, outgoing rapporteur suggests United Nations should take a more active role in ‘legitimacy war’ against Israel.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 07:50
As if the unfolding horror in the Central African Republic could not get any more shocking, the scene we witnessed in a remote town north-west of Bangui, left us stunned.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 07:47
Human Rights Watch has released a report on human rights abuses and development in Sierra Leone. The report looks at African Minerals, a London-based iron ore mining company.