Human Rights
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:37
A former state attorney general whose office is accused of torturing witnesses during a botched investigation into an alleged army massacre was questioned by the Mexican Senate this week.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 07:12
Discontent over the increasingly authoritarian governing style is made potentially more dangerous considering widespread unhappiness over the dire economic situation in Tajikistan.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 07:07
While the use of child labor has seemingly dropped in Uzbekistan–the result of heavy international pressure and a coordinated boycott by Western brands–forced adult labor has become more prevalent.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:28
A Kenyan activist says police have tear-gassed a peaceful demonstration in support of government action against corruption.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:51
All indications from this trip suggest that Kerry soft-pedaled human rights issues in order to emphasize cooperation around regional security, counterterrorism and energy, and to encourage warmer ties in order to push back against the expanding regional influence of Russia and China.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 08:54
In October 2015, the State Department withheld 15 percent of conditioned Merida Inititiative funding. In light of this, Security Assistance Monitor looks at what the Merida Intiative has funded over the years.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:45
President Muhammadu Buhari has told a gathering that included Queen Elizabeth II of England and other Heads of State and Government participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) holding in Malta that terrorists had killed 10,000 Nigerians and displaced over 2 million internally.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:24
March 26, 2015, a coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia, with United States participation, began a military campaign in Yemen that has so far resulted in the deaths of more than 2,500 civilians, mostly by coalition airstrikes.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:02
Mexico’s governmental human rights commission said Wednesday that excessive use of force by federal police resulted in six civilian deaths in a confrontation last January, including a person who was shot dead while he was already wounded on the ground and posed no threat to police.
Friday, November 27, 2015 - 08:53
On October 22, Ambassador Kurt Volker, Director of the McCain Institute, led a debate, asking the question, “Should U.S. Foreign Assistance be Tied to Human Rights?” The focus of the event touched broadly on a range of U.S. assistance and sought to determine what role human rights considerations should play in cutting off or releasing that assistance.