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Back to homepageTaleban should be prosecuted for war crimes in Afghanistan 0
Post Views: 22 The Taleban and other anti-government forces accounted for more than 76% of civilian casualties and 72% of deaths.© AP Graphics The Taleban and other insurgent groups should be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes, Amnesty International said,
Read MoreDecision to prosecute Mexican indigenous human rights defender condemned 0
Post Views: 23 Raúl Hernández was wrongfully arrested and charged with murder in January 2008 © Amnesty International Amnesty International has condemned the Mexican authorities’ decision to pursue charges against human rights defender Raúl Hernández for a murder he
Read MoreAustralia: Focus Election Debate on Protecting Refugees 0
Post Views: 21 Political Parties Should Pledge to Uphold Asylum Seekers’ Rights (New York) – Australian political party leaders should publicly endorse reforms to meet the nation’s international legal obligations to asylum seekers and migrants, Human Rights Watch said today
Read MoreIran: Stop Abuse of Political Prisoners 0
Post Views: 24 17 in Solitary Confinement After Protesting Ill Treatment; Families Threatened (New York) – Iranian prison authorities should end the solitary confinement of 17 political prisoners and afford them all the protections to which they are entitled, including
Read MoreSouth Carolina: End Segregation of HIV-infected Prisoners 0
Post Views: 23 ·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: 26 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: 30 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: 31 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: 16 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: 33 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
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