Human Rights
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 07:35
The enigmatic UAE security forces have perfected the art of silencing critics and created an environment in which nearly everyone is afraid to say anything remotely resembling criticism of the government.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:49
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:36
The Sudanese government dropped cluster bombs on Kauda last month. Sudan is one of 22 countries, including Syria and Yemen, that has used cluster bombs since the end of World War II.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:34
The human rights situation in Central Asia has actually grown noticeably worse, and even Kyrgyzstan has recently been the subject of a number of appeals and reports from rights groups.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:25
Human Rights Watch today released a short video on police abuses during demonstrations that began on April 26, 2015, in the Burundian capital, Bujumbura.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:23
Somalia officials have accused Jubland administration and Kenya army serving under AU mission in Somalia of torturing government soldiers in south of Somalia’s lower Juba region.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - 06:18
Ismayilova published a letter in The New York Times on June 11 to mark the opening of the first-ever European Games. Two days later, state news media were distributing what purported to be the same letter, but differs wildly from Ismayilova's original.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 07:02
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, who faced arrest on international charges of crimes against humanity and genocide, slipped out of South Africa on Monday morning.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:54
The United States is deeply concerned by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's travel to South Africa for the African Union summit.
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 06:45
The United States welcomes the decision of the Azerbaijani Government to permit Emin Huseynov’s safe departure from Azerbaijan today.