Human Rights
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:38
Human rights advocates want President Barack Obama to denounce Saudi Arabia’s jailing and lashing of a pro-democracy blogger and the possible beheading followed by crucifixion of a young protester when he visits the U.S.-allied monarchy next month.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:28
Sudanese security forces have used threats, assault and rape to silence female human rights activists, forcing many to abandon their work or flee the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:19
In essence the United States is back where we began, supporting a repressive regime in the supposed interest of stability.The only differences are that Sisi is more repressive than Mubarak, and that because of ISIS the stakes are higher today.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 06:53
Today in Geneva, the United Nations Working Group on mercenaries called on the Government of Ukraine to ensure accountability for human rights violations committed by foreign armed actors during the conflict that has plagued the country since 2014.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 06:21
The long agony for Afghanistan’s women ended with the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Since then, thousands of women have been politically, socially, and economically active in Afghanistan in various capacities.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 06:41
The amnesty that Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s authoritarian president, declared for the holiday of Novruz on March 17th was a rare piece of good news for Azerbaijan’s civil-society activists. Of the 148 people pardoned, 14 were political prisoners, according to local watchdog groups.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 07:23
Prominent human rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja was imprisoned this week for ripping up a photo of the king of Bahrain, a close ally of the U.S. Despite constant questioning by the press, the U.S. State Department has refused to speak substantively about the politically motivated arrest.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 07:15
Journalism is an increasingly deadly profession in Afghanistan.
That is the chilling message from the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC), based on statistics it released this week documenting attacks against the media over the past year.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 06:53
The African Union and United Nation have welcomed the release by Eritrean authorities of four prisoners from Djibouti. The four Djiboutian prisoners of war, who had been in Eritrean jail since 2008, were released after long mediation efforts from Qatar.
Monday, March 21, 2016 - 06:44
The U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen may be responsible for "international crimes", a category that includes war crimes and crimes against humanity, the top U.N. human rights official said on Friday.