Human Rights

Court’s Ruling on Operation Genesis a Leap Forward for Justice for Afro-Colombian Victims
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 00:00
This ruling finds Colombia responsible for not preventing the 1997 displacement of thousands of Afro-Colombians and the brutal murder of civilian Marino Lopez Mena
Restitucion de tierras en Colombia: poca tierra y muchos muertos
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 00:00
Desde el ano 2008 han sido asesinadas en todo el pais 64 personas que reclamaban la devolucion de sus fincas
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations January 9, 2014 “The Situation in South Sudan”
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 11:41
Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Corker, Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. I know that the subject before us is one about which you and other members of Congress care deeply. I regret to inform you that Special Envoy Booth is unavailable to testify today as he is in Addis Ababa working to get the peace process underway.
Additional Torture Charges Filed Against Former Interior Ministry Official
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 09:09
Megis Kardava, who is on Interpol’s wanted list upon the Georgian authorities’ request, was deputy head of Interior Ministry’s regional division in Samegrelo in 2011.
Zhanaozen Activist To Be Sent To Minimum-Security Kazakh Colony
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:53
The only female activist jailed on charges of organizing violent protests in Kazakhstan's southwestern town of Zhanaozen is due to be transferred to a minimum-security penal colony.
US committed to ties with Egypt despite concerns: Spokesperson
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:22
US State Department spokeswoman expresses alarm about polarisation and challenges to freedom in Egypt a week ahead of a decisive constitutional poll.
Interior ministry says teargas used only when necessary to preserve public order
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 08:13
The Ministry of Interior said that it had not been informed by South Korea of any ban on the export of teargas to Bahrain.
Syria crisis: Russia blocks UN statement on Aleppo attacks
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 07:26
Russia has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the Syrian government's use of air strikes against civilians in the city of Aleppo.
Iraq: 'Abuse by all sides' in Anbar province says HRW
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 06:45
"The government urgently needs to deal with the threat from al-Qaeda, but killing their own citizens unlawfully is not the way," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW regional director
Prison Violence Brings Scrutiny to State in Brazil
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 00:00
Security forces tried to assert control at the end of December, prompting a brutal response by some inmates, who apparently ordered retaliatory attacks

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