Human Rights
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:57
Earlier this week, Eurasianet’s Joshua Kucera flagged an interesting, largely overlooked bit in last month’s U.S. congressional hearing on civil and political rights in Central Asia.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:33
Five writers from media and the Zone 9 blog have security related charges dropped, but critics say there are still at least 12 others behind bars
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 06:30
United States National Security Advisor Susan Rice, long regarded as a key backer of the South Sudan government, denounced President Salva Kiir on Thursday and challenged the legitimacy of his rule.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 07:44
The militarization of Central America's violent Honduras has helped to stem gang bloodshed in a land known for the world's highest murder rate, but it has created another problem - an apparent spike in abuses blamed on soldiers.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 06:49
Guinean authorities have indicted former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara over a massacre at a stadium in the capital in 2009 in which soldiers are accused of killing at least 157 people.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:49
Despite what its media machine and PR offensive would have you think, Kazakhstan continues to stand as one of the pre-eminent post-soviet dictatorships, where political opposition and independent media is routinely stifled.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:30
Sixteen U.S. senators have written to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev expressing their concern about the “diminishing space” for civil society and press freedom in the country.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:19
A top Eritrean diplomat said human traffickers, not rights abuses, were driving people to leave the impoverished African country, after a U.N. body accused the government of presiding over forced labor, torture and other rights violations.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:54
Arrests follow plan to introduce anti-terrorism law that threatens press freedom.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 06:50
The Tunisian state of emergency imposed after the jihadi attack that killed 38 tourists last month must not suppress freedoms gained since the 2011 revolution, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.