Human Rights
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:08
The Obama administration is locked in a sharp new debate over whether to deploy American military forces to establish no-fly zones and safe havens in Syria to protect civilians caught in its grinding civil war.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 06:06
Human Rights Watch provides an overview of key human rights concerns in Central Asia.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 05:00
A large group of angry protesters throwing rubber bricks, tear gas and Molotov cocktails were dispersed by the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, alongside French Gendarmerie, Oct. 9, as part of a training program specializing in restoring order and professional intervention.
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 04:52
Human rights groups in Cameroon say prisons constructed for 500 detainees are housing more than 3,000 people, including many Boko Haram suspects who can be held for years without charge in inhumane conditions.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:44
A court has shut down one of Kazakhstan's very few independent publications, known for its criticism of government policies.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:04
Adding to mounting public criticism of the “war on drugs,” a scathing new report from a coalition of human rights groups alleges that countries in the Americas have carried out the fight against the drug trade “in contradiction to their human rights obligations.”
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:53
Kazakhstan’s senate is considering a draft law that would impose serious restrictions on nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed restrictions are incompatible with respect for freedom of association and legitimate work of independent organizations, including human rights groups.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:09
Mexico's new search for remains of the 43 missing students will use drones, satellite technology, international experts
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 07:19
The Constitutional Court of Armenia on Tuesday ruled that journalists are not obliged to disclose their confidential sources of information in cases not involving heavy crimes and the need to protect a person.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 06:56
The African Union's peace and security council on Saturday recommended the organisation hasten plans for sending troops to Burundi if violence in the country worsens and called for investigations into rights abuses there.