Human Rights
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 06:45
Amnesty International report says authorities in the Dominican Republic have rendered generations of people stateless, in violation of their human rights
Thursday, November 19, 2015 - 06:44
The United Nations on Wednesday said 5,700 people have been killed in the conflict in Yemen since March 26, including 830 women and children, while efforts to coax all sides into another attempt at peace talks continue.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:42
When Mexican authorities violently intercepted a convoy of buses carrying students from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college in Guerrero state last week it inevitably evoked memories of that infamous night last year when 43 of their classmates disappeared at the hands of local police officers.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 06:26
A bitter tug-of-war for control of Georgia’s top TV channel, Rustavi2, has impacted not only the country’s media-freedom credentials, but also raised nagging questions about the integrity of its legal system.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - 06:09
The US Congress looks set to approve another $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt despite concerns expressed by some lawmakers over its crackdown on dissent while fighting religious militants.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:33
Mexico's human rights commission has called on government officials to investigate the criminalization of vigilante groups in the state of Michoacan, documenting a series of foreseeable outcomes that are now coming to fruition.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:53
Kazakhstan police detained an activist in Astana on November 9, 2015 on suspicion of “inciting social discord,” Human Rights Watch said today. On November 11, an Astana court confirmed a two month pretrial detention order for the activist, Bolatbek Blyalov.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:48
An Uzbek detainee sometimes called the world’s longest-serving political prisoner by rights groups was released on Thursday, having spent 21 years behind bars on various pretexts and trumped-up charges.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:46
Evidence indicates prisoners were tortured, the court said.
Friday, November 13, 2015 - 06:16
There must be “proper investigations” to ensure that Saudi Arabia has not breached international humanitarian law in the war in Yemen, according to Britain’s foreign secretary, who said that shipments of UK-supplied weapons would be halted if the Saudis fell foul of those probes.