Human Rights
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 00:00
Novas revelacoes de um policial militar podem ajudar a policia a encontrar o corpo do ajudante de pedreiro Amarildo de Souza, 43, desaparecido desde 14 de julho.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:40
While the two sides may be talking again, the discussions appear deadlocked due to mounting disagreements on political reform, including much needed attention to Kazakhstan’s Rule of Law and Human Rights record.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:09
The U.S. government waited far too long to suspend aid to successive Egyptian governments that isolated opposition, restricted freedoms, and committed grave human rights abuses.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:09
With Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta under pressure to appear at the International Criminal Court next month to answer charges of crimes against humanity, the African Union (AU) has called a special summit to discuss Africa's relationship with the court. BBC Africa's Farouk Chothia reports.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:08
The Iraqi authorities must immediately halt all executions, Amnesty International said after 42 people were executed in the last two days.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 09:02
President Jacob Zuma is leading a South African delegation to the Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa on Saturday.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:59
Libyan Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani responded last week to allegations of torture in the country's detention centres, saying most abuse occurred at prisons outside state control.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:51
The International Criminal Court has shown "double standards" by pursuing only Africans so far and should defer trials of Kenya's leaders or take other steps so they can fulfill their elected offices, Ethiopia's prime minister said on Thursday.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:49
Lawyers for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta asked on Thursday for his trial on charges of crimes against humanity to be abandoned, saying defense witnesses had been intimidated.
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 08:42
Witnesses said rebels went house to house, in some cases executing entire families and in other cases killing men and taking women and children hostages.