Human Rights
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 11:52
On November 21, 1984, a group of African-American leaders, frustrated by South Africa’s systematic racial injustice, entered the South African Embassy in Washington and demanded freedom for Nelson Mandela and the release of South Africa’s political prisoners. When the leaders refused to leave, they were arrested.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:23
Reform of the Government press-service and development of the state information policy in Kyrgyzstan was topic of today’s OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:16
The top United States State Department official for Africa is urging Somalia's government to do more to protect its most vulnerable people, especially women, and to respect the rule of law.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:14
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Linda-Thomas Greenfield Saturday arrived in Mogadishu for first visit since being appointed to the post, Garowe Online reports.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:29
Amnesty International accused Bahrain on Monday of torturing children who have been arrested on suspicion of participating in Shiite anti-government protests.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 08:17
The 2013 BMENA process focuses on economic development, women’s empowerment, and freedom of expression.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 07:59
These notes allegedly contained details of his torture and ill-treatment, reads a press release of the Amnesty International.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:29
But they have this in common: They are being targeted by one of the most sustained and determined campaigns against dissent in modern Egyptian history, surpassing even the police-state excesses of the Mubarak years.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 06:08
Presenting the report to the press in Washington on December 13 and earlier this week in New York, she said all women of reproductive age who had delivered two or more children were potential targets for forced sterilization.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 12:32
A roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top Stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus: