Human Rights
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 09:06
Sixty-eight Islamists in the United Arab Emirates have been jailed over allegations of a plot to overthrow the government. Many of those convicted were imprisoned for at least seven years. Another 26, including 13 women, were acquitted.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 08:22
Close to 100 women have fallen victim to "rampant" sexual attacks in Cairo's Tahrir Square during four days of protests against Egypt's Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 13:54
A prominent defender of inmates' rights in Kazakhstan, who is himself imprisoned, has been awarded with the 18th Ludovic-Trarieux International Human Rights Prize.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 08:53
As one of the leaders of an acrimonious doctors’ strike in Tanzania, Dr. Stephen Ulimboka was not entirely surprised when a group of armed men appeared, unannounced, at a meeting and arrested him. But when he saw that the car they were forcing him into had no license plates, fear truly hit him.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 00:00
El ano 2012 termino con 61.390 presos, 32.000 mas que la capacidad total. Actualmente hay un 111% de superpoblacion en las carceles peruanas.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - 00:00
The Caracas highrise known as "Torre de David" was supposed to be the biggest financial center in Venezuela. Officially named Torre Cofinanzas—but better known as "David’s Tower," in honor of its developer, David Brillemburg—60 p
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 13:28
The 23rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) underscored the importance of U.S. leadership to keep the HRC at the forefront of international efforts to promote and protect human rights. In this session, the United States ran an important consensus resolution on Freedom of Expression and the Empowerment of Women. As a member of the Council, the United States’ mission remains to highlight key human rights issues while vigorously opposing efforts to shield human rights violators.
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 00:00
The rising role of social media in street protests isn't new- it has fueled protests from the Middle East to Asia. But in Brazil- —which has the biggest number of Facebook and YouTube users in any market outside the U.S.- the trend has also allowed inde
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 00:00
Mining critics from Guatemala joined opponents of the revival of open pit mining of northern Nevada's historic Comstock in a protest highlighting shared concerns on the impacts on their communities a hemisphere apart.
Friday, June 28, 2013 - 12:53
The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.
Protests: Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela