Human Rights
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 06:57
Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence.
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 05:44
Ten soldiers killed by rebels in early morning ambush described by President Santos as a "rupture" of FARC's ceasefire.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:58
Just 11 days after President Obama resumed U.S. military aid to Egypt , Mohamed Soltan, a 27-year-old American, was sentenced to life in prison on trumped-up charges, in defiance of numerous public and private demands by senior U.S. officials for his release.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 06:36
“There has never been a consistent U.S. foreign policy in Central Asia,” Sarah Kendzior, an independent Central Asia expert, told FP. “Not only is it hard to maintain meaningful relationships with the region’s autocratic regimes, but American inconsistency gives the impression to local governments that Washington doesn’t care about Central Asia on its own, only as a means to an end.”
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 13:50
U.S. Southern Command's Human Rights Office, Center for Human Rights Training, and the Security Cooperation Office-Haiti facilitated the 2015 Human Rights Initiative (HRI) Conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti April 8-9, 2015. The conference included participation from several countries to include Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 08:12
A new survey reveals that 1.3 million Ecuadoreans have been lifted out of poverty in the past eight years.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 07:06
An investigation of American drone strikes in Yemen concludes that the Obama administration has not followed its own rules to avoid civilian casualties and is setting a dangerous example for other countries that want to use unmanned aircraft against terrorists.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 07:04
An international human rights group on Monday expressed concern that some of the airstrikes conducted by a U.S-backed, Saudi-led coalition in Yemen appeared to violate the laws of war and urged the United States and Saudi Arabia to take steps to minimize harm to civilians.
Friday, April 10, 2015 - 07:09
A Dushanbe court on April 9 found Mahmadali Jobirov and Muhammadrizo Shamszoda guilty of organizing activities of Group 24, a which was banned in October after being labelled an extremist group.
Friday, April 10, 2015 - 07:05
Three members of Kyrgyzstan's National Opposition Movement (UOK) have reportedly been attacked and threatened by dozens of unknown attackers in the southern city of Osh.