HUMAN RIGHTS
Back to homepageSouth Carolina: End Segregation of HIV-infected Prisoners 0
Post Views: 4 ·Justice Department Warns State About Discriminatory, Inadequate Treatment(New York) – South Carolina should stop segregating HIV-positive prisoners from the rest of the prison population, a policy that promotes stigma and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. The
Read MoreFears grow for Kurdish man held in Syrian custody 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International is urging the Syrian authorities to release or charge a Kurdish man who has been detained for almost two years. Reports from exiled Kurdish activists have raised fears that ‘Abdelbaqi Khalaf has been tortured at
Read MoreUS: Protect Families in Deportation Cases 0
Post Views: 9 An undocumented immigrant is escorted at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility before being deported in Phoenix on May 6, 2010. © 2010 Reuters (Washington DC) – The ruling by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Read MoreBanned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed 0
Post Views: 7 Hellman/Hammett Grants Honor 42 Writers for Courage Facing Political Persecution (New York) – Human Rights Watch announced Hellman/Hammett grants today for 42 writers from 20 countries in recognition of their commitment to free expression and courage in
Read MorePre-election attacks on Rwandan politicians and journalists condemned 0
Post Views: 5 Paul Kagame, President and leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front © APGraphicsBank Amnesty International has condemned attacks on politicians and journalists in the run-up to the presidential election on August 9 and calls on the government
Read MoreColombia’s new government must guarantee an independent justice system 0
Post Views: 9 Juan Manuel Santos won a landslide victory in a second round of elections © APGraphicsBank Colombia’s new government must ensure the independence of the country’s justice system, allowing it to bring to justice those responsible for human
Read MoreMalukan activists at risk of torture in detention in Indonesia 0
Post Views: 7 Amnesty International has warned that 10 Malukan political activists detained by Indonesia’s special anti-terrorism police are facing a high risk of torture. Detachment 88 police officers, who have regularly been accused of involvement in torture, arrested the
Read MoreSerbian Roma families facing forced eviction 0
Post Views: 5 The families have not been offered any alternative accommodation or compensation © Regional Centre for Minorities Amnesty International has urged the Belgrade authorities to halt plans to destroy a Roma settlement amid fears that an eviction could
Read MorePakistani president’s UK visit must deliver human rights gains in Northwest 0
Post Views: 7 President Zardari urged to announce reforms in the northwest to fight human rights abuses © APGraphicsBank Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari should use his UK visit to announce reforms in the country’s northwest that will help combat
Read MoreIsrael: Halt Demolitions of Bedouin Homes in Negev 0
Post Views: 12 Israeli police restrain a Bedouin resident while demolishing al-Araqib village in Israel’s Negev region in an early morning raid on July 27, 2010. © 2010 www.panet.ps Pre-Dawn Raid Destroys Entire Village (Jerusalem) – The Israeli government should
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