Human Rights
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 06:22
Hissene Habre, who ruled Chad in the 1980s, was a U.S. ally in good standing even as his government killed tens of thousands of people and filled prisons with enemies who were starved, beaten and tortured.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 06:08
Four years represents many things: an Olympic cycle, the gap between U.S. presidential elections, a typical American college degree, the space between leap years. A four-year span is also, it seems, how long a repressive security force can expect to wait before the U.S. government loses its nerve and lifts its objections to resupplying it with arms.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 07:00
El Salvador is a hotspot for gang violence and one of the deadliest countries in the world, recording 4,246 homicides between January and August of this year alone. In such a maelstrom of brutality, the LGBT community is markedly vulnerable, susceptible to widespread discrimination, marginalization, and murder.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 06:54
Turkmenistan stuck its head above the parapet in September by dispatching an official delegation to a major human rights and democracy conference for the first time in 12 years.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 - 06:48
The African Union has decided to publish an investigative report about atrocities committed in South Sudan and to establish an 'African-led' court to prosecute those responsible for the atrocities, according to a communique released by the AU Peace and Security Council.
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 06:58
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will maintain its mission to Azerbaijan to observe the upcoming elections there, amid allegations of human rights breaches in the country, the assembly's president, Anne Brasseur, said Monday.
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 06:27
Human rights violations in Honduras have skyrocketed since the 2009 coup d'etat against Manuel Zelaya, according to numerous human rights reports.
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Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:49
As journalists are jailed, U.S. and EU do little to stop a deteriorating human rights situation.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:43
Never a bastion of democracy, the post-Soviet republic of Tajikistan has just become a one-party state.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:35
Country's intelligence agency contracted Mexican company for nearly $4.7 million, report reveals