Human Rights
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 08:38
The U.S. Ambassador hailed Bahrain's leadership's role in reuniting Bahraini people and keenness to get the national consensus dialogue continued, stressing readiness to establish cooperation to reinforce Bahrain's development and desired goals.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 08:26
GYLA said it was approached by several people in recent months claiming that they were beaten, and in one case “tortured”, by police officers in Rustavi and Tbilisi.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 08:03
Amnesty International says a former Turkmen official who spent years in jail is being denied urgent medical care.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:55
Gay and bisexual men in Kyrgyzstan are routinely subject to violence, sexual abuse, and extortion by police, a report by global watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) published on January 29 found.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:44
Several international news organisations, including the BBC, have jointly called for the immediate release of five al-Jazeera journalists held in Egypt.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 07:39
Morocco and Algeria, North Africa's two most powerful countries and biggest rivals, are accusing each other of mistreating Syrian refugees.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 00:00
Human rights activists in Havana said an estimated 100 pro-democracy activists had been briefly detained or put under house arrest for the two-day Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 00:00
Before they rush into a new handshake in Havana, this is a good moment for Europe to take a stand for human rights and send a message to Raul Castro and his brother Fidel.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 00:00
Segun representantes de las victimas hay sectores politicos que se beneficiaron con la dictadura aun en el poder.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - 00:00
En su afan de mantener ocultas sus redes de espionaje, Mexico y Cuba quedaron exhibidos ante la Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), la cual analiza la queja de un desertor del servicio de inteligencia cubano.