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10 Jun 2009, 5:18 am
The European Court of Human Rights, up until Wednesday June 3 2009 at 9:15am, had never heard a case on its merits under the new Protocol 12 provision. [read post]
19 Dec 2008, 1:41 pm
From the Human Rights Watch news release: “The 66 countries reaffirmed ‘the principle of non-discrimination, which requires that human rights apply equally to every human being regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. [read post]
20 Apr 2018, 6:00 am
Human Rights Watch (April 16, 2018): A Backward Step for Reproductive Rights in Chile, by José Miguel Vivanco: Last year, under former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, Chile's Congress passed reproducive health reform that lifted a 28-year blanket ban on abortions... [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 9:40 am
[JURIST] Syrian governmental forces have been committing crimes against humanity [press release], including torture and unlawful killings of anti-government protesters in Homs, Syria [map], according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] report [text, PDF] released Friday. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 6:16 am
Welcome back to the UK Human Rights Roundup, your weekly bulletin of human rights news. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 12:39 am
Welcome back to the human rights roundup, your recommended weekly dose of human rights news. [read post]
27 Aug 2004, 4:57 pm
At the end of the first week of military commission trial proceedings for terror suspects held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, observers for four human rights groups accorded observer status - Human Rights Watch, Human Rights First, Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union - called Friday for the US government to replace military commissions with "fair and and impartial trials [read post]
30 Dec 2006, 2:49 pm
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch [press releases] both questioned whether the Iraqi appeals court thoroughly scrutinized the guilty verdict [JURIST report] of the trial court, or merely "rubber-stamped" the lower court's decision. [read post]
7 Aug 2012, 9:50 am
In a letter sent to Saudi Justice Minister Mohammed al-Eissa, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Amnesty International (AI), Front Line Defenders, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Alkarama, a Switzerland-based organization focusing on Arab countries, and the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GC4HR) [advocacy websites]... [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 11:05 am
Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] reported [press release] Tuesday that Russia's Constitutional Court has rejected a binding decision of an international human rights body as "non-executable. [read post]
16 Jan 2023, 8:55 am
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that authorities have used various weapons, including assault rifles, on protestors and have subjected protestors in detention to torture, mistreatment and sexual harassment. [read post]
12 Jun 2015, 11:21 am
The groups said in a statement (HRW report) that the harassment and intimidation of Haki Africa and Muslims for Human Rights (MUHURI) [advocacy website] is connected to their legitimate human rights work. [read post]
7 Jan 2012, 8:17 am
[JURIST] The Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites] and 12 other human rights groups issued a statement on Friday urging the government of Tunisia not to extradite former Libyan prime minister Al-Baghdadi Ali al-Mahmoudi [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], warning that he would be "at a real risk for torture" if he is returned to Libya. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 11:00 am
[JURIST] EU member states and the UN have failed to adequately respond [press release] to human rights abuses and violations, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] annual report [text, PDF] published Monday. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 10:07 am
International human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites], issued a joint letter [text] on Thursday to the permanent representatives of member and observer states of the UN Human Rights Council urging them "to support the High Commissioner's call for an international, independent investigation into civilian deaths and injuries in Yemen. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 6:05 am
Human rights abuses in Afghanistan have continued to accelerate since the Taliban takeover last August. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 5:52 am
The post Federal Human Rights Award for Sexual Harassment appeared first on Peter A. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 5:52 am
The post Federal Human Rights Award for Sexual Harassment appeared first on Peter A. [read post]
16 Jul 2021, 4:10 am
The human rights groups involved are Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volunteer Center, Justice For Myanmar and Mekong Watch. [read post]
16 Jun 2018, 6:02 am
OECD Watch has circulated this Press Release:Civil society organizations call on G20 to protect human rights in global supply chains Jun 13, 2018 As G20 employment and education ministers meet today in Geneva, OECD Watch and civil society organizations around the globe are calling on the G20 to implement key policy recommendations in relation to responsible business conduct in global supply chains.In a letter to the G20 Employment Working Group, OECD… [read post]
