Human Rights
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 06:43
REMARKS
Secretary of State John Kerry
At the 45th Annual Washington Conference of the Council of the Americas
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 07:07
Eritrea is the world's most censored country according to a new list released by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Thousands of Eritreans flee to Europe to escape torture and arbitrary arrests.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 06:40
A By the Numbers Recap of recent happenings in Latin America
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 08:01
Latin America remained the most dangerous place for environmental and land rights activists last year — accounting for three-quarters of killings related to opposition to hydropower projects, mining, agribusiness and logging — according to a report released Monday by U.K.-based rights group Global Witness.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 07:58
In a globalized society, Latin America cannot continue to be a blind spot for Americans. A shocking news story about American soldiers and contractors based in Colombia having sexually assaulted dozens of young girls was not covered in any of the major newspapers.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 09:15
Agenda:
House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing regarding the weaponization of information in Russia.
Witnesses:
Mr. Peter Pomerantsev
Senior Fellow
The Legatum Institute
Ms. Helle C. Dale
Senior Fellow for Public Diplomacy
The Heritage Foundation
Ms. Elizabeth Wahl
Former RT Anchor
Freelance Journalist/Public Speaker
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 08:37
U.S. government expressed disapproval of the decision of an Azerbaijani court to sentence prominent human rights activist Rasul Jafarov to a six and a half - year prison term on charges widely considered to be politically motivated.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 07:37
We are deeply troubled by the April 16 decision of an Azerbaijani court to sentence prominent human rights activist Rasul Jafarov to a six and a half - year prison term on charges widely considered to be politically motivated.
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 06:46
Civilian organizations from the southwest of Colombia have called for a bilateral ceasefire after five civilians were killed in what appeared a spike in violence following a FARC attack that killed 11 soldiers.According to the local organizations, the five civilians were killed in Suarez, a municipality close to the village where the FARC killed 11 soldiers in what appeared to be a surprise attack on resting members of the military earlier in the week.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 07:02
Amidst a tentative political transition, the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains tenuous as sectarian tensions continue to simmer and the severity of the country's humanitarian crisis increases, the top United Nations official in the African country warned on Wednesday.