Human Rights

Mass Grave Found Near Mali Military Base
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 12:02
Malian authorities have found a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of soldiers a week after the ex-junta leader was detained in connection with suspected crimes by the army.
Kenyan Journalists Push Changes to Media Bill
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:51
Kenyan media representatives are working on a deal to introduce more changes to a controversial media bill. The negotiations come a day after journalists took to the streets to protest the new legislation.
Report: Eritrea's Military Involved in Trafficking Country's Children
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:48
The report entitled “The Human Trafficking Cycle: Sinai and Beyond” is being presented to EU home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Saudis Expel 100,000 Illegal Ethiopians
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:33
Ethiopia foreign ministry announces up to 50,000 more citizens to return after crackdown on illegal immigrants.
David Kramer: "US' putting Azeri election behind is a big mistake"
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 09:22
But the leading human rights watchdog in Washington DC urges that Administration shouldn't be turning in its back onmass election frauds and rights violations.
Dissident Kazakh Poet To Be Transferred To Minimum-Security Prison
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:56
Amnesty International expressed concern about Atabek's long-term treatment in solitary confinement earlier this year.
US urged to tighten message on human rights abuses
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:00
UN special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly, Maina Kiai, agreed saying the United States needed to treat all governments the same way.
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
Meanwhile, in countries from Mexico to Colombia to Bahrain, promises of improved labor rights have instead been replaced with reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the U.S. Department of State of continued, and oftentimes worsening, a
In Colombia, a Rising Tide Sinks all Ports
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
In Buenaventura, we saw Colombia's ardent-if ineffective-attempts to pave over its bloody past on full display
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 00:00
Meanwhile, in countries from Mexico to Colombia to Bahrain, promises of improved labor rights have instead been replaced with reports by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the U.S. Department of State of continued, and oftentimes worsening, a

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