Human Rights
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 11:01
The United States Department of State called on the Egyptian government to protect peaceful protests on Thursday, adding that the violent dispersal of protesters would factor into any decision to suspend future assistance to Egypt.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 10:22
In Tunisia itself, the question is whether the Islamist-led government, headed by Rachid Ghannouchi’s Ennahda party, can succeed. The Washington Post’s Lally Weymouth spoke with Ghannouchi on Tuesday in Tunis.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 08:26
“We are deeply concerned that the life of Mr. Ameziane could be in danger in Algeria,” they said.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 07:54
Human Rights Watch report on violence in Central Nigeria, and how little is being done to end it.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 07:46
Dalhuisen said torture is widely used in Turkmenistan to elicit confessions and secure convictions in unfair trials.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
The divide between rich, cosmopolitan Lima and the poor, rural regions discussed in the report still seems impossible to erase.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
Through currency controls, the Maduro administration is also restricting their access to dollars, which ISPs require to upgrade services and keep abreast of technological changes.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 00:00
Opposition activists, meanwhile, said they worried about a member of the Ladies in White who underwent emergency surgery for what a doctor described as a hernia and the woman complained was the result of a police beating.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 10:54
U.S. Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses the ongoing situation in Ukraine, political processes in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, tensions between India and Pakistan, and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:52
At the commemoration, the ministry called for more funds so that it can prepare a human rights strategy.