Human Rights
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:56
The Red Cross in the Central African Republic said on Wednesday it had found 11 corpses, most burnt beyond recognition, dumped in the capital Bangui, underlining the challenge the new interim president faces in restoring peace.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 10:32
But if the court upholds the compensation ruling, it will be a watershed case for rights lawyers in who have long sought a successful legal mechanism for defending torture victims in court.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:44
But some activists claim the cameras are being used to monitor people opposed to the government of President Emomali Rakhmon, who has won every presidential election in Tajikistan since 1994.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:43
It is thought that up to 10,000 people have been killed in the South Sudanese conflict and a half a million displaced.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:39
“Sustained pressure and conditioned engagement is vital to secure rights improvements for the roughly 60 million people of this oft-ignored region.”
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:59
The co-rapporteurs noted that they are closely following the democratic processes in Azerbaijan, adding that the recent presidential election in Azerbaijan was free, fair and transparent.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:48
The Azerbaijani government's record on freedom of expression, assembly, and association, already poor, deteriorated even further in 2013, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2014.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 00:00
10 periodicos han dejado de circular en las regiones y 21 rotativos presentan problemas en la adquisicion de insumos en 9 estados
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 00:00
El Consejo de Estado condeno al Ministerio de Defensa y al Ejercito Nacional a pagar mas de 2 mil millones de pesos por la desaparicion de siete hombres en la via que comunica a los municipios de Puerto Berrio y San Roque, Antioquia, el 14 de agosto de 19
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 14:03
The UN warned this month that acts committed by both sides in the South Sudan crisis could amount to crimes against humanity, and urged parties engaged in peace talks to establish mechanisms to ensure accountability for the violence.