Human Rights
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 08:39
“The prosecution acknowledges that putting restrictions on freedom of speech is unlawful, until such point as this freedom negatively affects national security and the country’s interests.”
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 07:38
The US Marine Corps says it is trying to determine the authenticity of images published by a celebrity gossip website that appear to show marines burning the bodies of dead Iraqi insurgents.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 07:30
U.S. lawmakers expressed deep frustration on Wednesday over the wave of violence in South Sudan, questioning whether it made sense for Washington to continue sending hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the fledgling democracy.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 00:00
Las entidades solicitaron revelar, entre otros, los archivos de las comisiones Rettig y Valech, documentos de la ex Colonia Dignidad, y otros de entidades como la DINA y la CNI
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 00:00
We are encouraged by the Belizean authorities' swift investigation into the killing, and we echo the government's commitment to ensure that all citizens, without exception, enjoy the full protection of the law.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 00:00
The murder of four journalists and 55 registered cases of non-violent aggression and violation of free expression in 2013 saw Guatemala surpass Honduras.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:25
On its side, rather than forthrightly address its role in these grim events, the U.S. government has issued no admission of responsibility, nor any apology. It has left the Yemeni government to clean up another bloody mess.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:21
During the meeting, they discussed the challenges that Yemen faces in the counterterrorism and the importance of the efforts of all governmental bodies, local and international non-governmental organizations in this aspect with the confirmation of Yemen’s commitment to international conventions and human rights.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 12:19
The new policy provides greater clarity and transparency with respect to U.S. goals for arms transfers and on the criteria used to make arms transfer decisions.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 10:55
The human rights situation remains extremely volatile in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said today, as it released its findings on a wave of abuses committed last month including extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, mutilations and enforced disappearances.