Human Rights

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 08:09
Spokesperson Jen Psaki discussed Iran's nuclear program, Bombings in Lebanon, the future presence of the U.S. in Afghanistan, Human Rights in Bahrain, the Syrian government's recent offensive, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and other issues.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 07:57
The head of the main Shia political society in Bahrain has told the BBC that the opposition leadership is being systematically targeted by the state.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - 07:26
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili says a probe is under way into suspected cases of forced disappearances.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:27
OSCE Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Humans, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro has confirmed OSCE's readiness to continue rendering assistance to Uzbekistan in this direction.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:06
The Qatari organisation responsible for the 2022 Fifa World Cup has said it has had a "productive discussion" with Amnesty International.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 12:05
A United Arab Emirates court has jailed a man for two years for tweeting about a political trial and Kuwait handed a five-year prison term to a Kuwaiti Twitter user for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, activists and a lawyer said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 08:33
A man has been sentenced to two years in prison in the UAE for "violating state security" in messages he posted on Twitter, activists have said.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 00:00
Muchos de esos menores desaparecieron durante operativos militares. Algunos fueron raptados por soldados y posteriormente oficiales del Ejercito los entregaban a redes de adopcion de menores o los conservaban en sus propios hogares. O los mataban.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 00:00
The opening of the police archive, Rios Montt's conviction, and the commemoration of Arbenz can be seen as a historical sequence, testifying to the resilience of a devastated society and offering glimmers of hope that were all but unimaginable just a few
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - 00:00
El general David Munguia Payes estaba llamado a comparecer este lunes ante la Sala de lo Constitucional, en una causa para explicar el paradero de siete ninos desaparecidos a manos del ejercito durante la guerra en los 80

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