Human Rights
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 06:21
Stork praised the Yemeni government response with the report's recommendations and allowing a delegation of HRW to visit prisons to get acquainted with the prisoners' conditions and identify their needs.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 06:19
The protection of the offices of newspapers and TV stations is a minimum obligation that must be satisfied without delay.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 06:14
In their joint statement, the NGOs said that the exceptional measures being taken under the state of emergency, including the right to due process, are “unacceptable.”
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 06:12
They said political insecurity and instability hampered their efforts to investigate attacks, not only on journalists but also against their own security officers and government ministers
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 00:00
Most cases of violence against women are not investigated, let alone effectively prosecuted.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 00:00
The daughter of toppled President Salvador Allende says that those convicted of human rights violations during Chile's long dictatorship should be moved to common prisons, and out of the relatively luxurious lockup where they are serving multiple life sen
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 00:00
The three defendants were at the forefront of a campaign regarding a hydroelectric project in Rio Blanco.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:53
Marie Harf discusses new details of Sudanese President Bashir's request for a visa to attend the UNGA.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:21
The Nigerian newspaper Vanguard has quoted an army spokesman as saying troops killed 150 Boko Haram insurgents last weekend. At least 16 soldiers also died in what Vanguard says could have been an operation gone wrong.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:15
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Democratic Republic of Congo must revamp its strategy for protecting civilians, because existing tactics were having little lasting effect, according to an internal mission document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.