Human Rights
Friday, October 9, 2015 - 07:06
US diplomats in Central Asia’s most despotic countries have typically argued that when it comes to promoting democratization, it is more useful to pursue quiet diplomacy and avoid embarrassing host governments with public criticism. But observers with deep knowledge of the situation say that the “quiet” approach has generally yielded only marginal and one-off breakthroughs.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:50
One of the main UN bodies that monitor States’ compliance with their human rights obligations has found the Uzbek Government responsible for the torture and ill-treatment of Mutabar Tadjibayeva, a well-known human rights defender.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 06:38
Amnesty International says two of its delegates have been detained when trying to enter Azerbaijan and then expelled from the country.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 12:35
This article was originally published in Lobeblog.
“We have seen what has happened, that the people were not in favor of it [coup d’état]. That is why we gave it up.” This was Gen. Gilbert Diendéré’s ad-libbed apology for the coup d’état he recently instigated in the West African country of Burkina Faso.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:54
Colombia’s public prosecutor has called for an investigation into whether former president Alvaro Uribe was linked to a massacre carried out by paramilitaries in 1997.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:54
In Tbilisi, more than 200 people held a rally in front of the house of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia. They were protesting against the court's decision to arrest two activists of the NGO "Free Zone" and a member of the "United National Movement" Party.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:46
Somali journalists and rights groups on Tuesday condemned the arrest of two colleagues and the closure of a key television station by the government.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:33
The head of the Mexican army will not permit international experts to interrogate his troops over allegations they may have been involved in the apparent massacre of 43 students last year, and rejects any suggestion they may have played a part.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 - 06:01
Britain is being urged to halt the supply of weapons to its ally Saudi Arabia in the light of evidence that civilians are being killed in Saudi-led attacks on rebel forces in Yemen.
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 06:23
The Saudis keep hitting civilians — a wedding party on Monday, killing 120 — and blaming U.S. intelligence for bad targets.