Human Rights
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:48
Burundi security forces used iron bars and acid to force confessions and crush opposition during President Pierre Nkurunziza's successful bid for a third term in office, Amnesty International said Monday.
Monday, August 24, 2015 - 07:20
The conviction of two prominent dissidents conjures up the Soviet past
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 06:42
Sisi maintains a reputation as a man fighting terrorism, whom the U.S. should be backing despite his flaws and errors. The problem with this analysis—perhaps better described as a sentiment—is that Sisi’s approach may be incubating terror, not stopping it. Or it may be doing both things.
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 07:13
Killings have sparked a wave of protest and international outrage, focused largely on the escalating violence against journalists in Mexico, especially in Veracruz. WIth a total of 13 murders since 2011, Veracruz has become the most dangerous place in Latin American to be a journalist.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 08:12
The United States and Britain pushed for UN sanctions against South Sudan's government Tuesday, over its failure to sign a peace deal to end a brutal two-year civil war.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 07:50
The following letter, signed by a group of six human rights advocacy organizations, addresses Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General regarding the recent intimidation, pressure and obstruction of the work of a lawyer in the city of Kostany.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:38
Shadowy intelligence operations show need for real accountability. In a letter to three U.S. senators that recently came to light, CIA director John Brennan outlined how his intelligence agency deals with abusive partners, referring – it would appear – primarily to foreign security forces.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 07:00
Regional rights activists investigating the case of 43 missing students in Mexico say they have been unable to interview military personnel.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 06:45
A new study is calling upon the Colombian government to defend the rights of the “ignored ones” of society, who are often viewed as just nameless statistics.
Monday, August 17, 2015 - 11:43
Leyla Yunus, a prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan and director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, was arrested July 30, 2014, and imprisoned. She was charged with treason, large-scale fraud, forgery, tax evasion and illegal business activity. Later, she was severely beaten and put into solitary confinement without explanation.