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19 Apr 2016, 11:14 am
[JURIST] Several human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy websites] on Monday urged the Gambian government to investigate the death of Solo Sandeng [HRW report], a Gambian human rights activist, who died [JURIST report] on Saturday while in detention for protesting. [read post]
11 Mar 2014, 6:25 pm
Moreover, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Human Rights Watch submitted a joint report that flags several issues for the Human Rights Committee to consider when reviewing the United States’ report this Thursday. [read post]
10 Jul 2024, 11:11 pm
Earlier in the week, a coalition of human rights NGOs, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, urged the UN in an open letter to take concrete steps to ensure that women and girls of Afghanistan are not overlooked. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 7:15 am
Buffeted in the Borderland: The Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Ukraine (Human Rights Watch, Dec. 2010) [text]EU Common Guidelines on (Joint) Fact Finding Missions: A Practical Tool to Assist Member States in Organizing (Joint) Fact Finding Missions (European Country of Origin Sponsorship, Nov. 2010) [text via Ecoi.net]Going Back to Baghdad (IntLawGrrls, Dec. 2010) [text]Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Trafficking:… [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 12:54 pm
An important human rights case is winding its way through the Ontario courts. [read post]
28 Jan 2019, 8:27 am
Human Rights Watch has stated that the current government, under Xi, is a threat to human rights: “China’s growing global power makes it an exporter of human rights violations. [read post]
18 Sep 2024, 3:04 pm
We first call on Cisco to change course, acknowledge the victims, and accept responsibility for the human rights abuses it aided and abetted. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 1:08 pm
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Penal Forum [advocacy websites released a joint-report [text] on Wednesday that revealed human rights and humanitarian crises in Venezuela, as the government continues to arbitrarily arrest, prosecute, and, in some cases, torture critics of the government. [read post]
29 Jan 2015, 10:40 am
[JURIST] Several human rights groups, including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy websites], on Thursday urged the Pakistani government to halt the execution of the first civilian for a non-terror related offense since 2008. [read post]
7 Apr 2023, 8:44 am
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Friday condemned Sri Lanka’s proposed Anti-Terrorism Act, arguing that it would allow authorities to systematically violate fundamental human rights. [read post]
13 May 2010, 4:15 am
UN Watch reports that human rights groups are calling on UN members to reject 5 of the 14 countries that are running unopposed. [read post]
7 May 2011, 2:02 am
(Delighted to welcome back alumna Erin Daly, who contributes this guest post)As current Chair, I would like to welcome everyone to join the Section on International Human Rights of the Association of American Law Schools. [read post]
23 Nov 2022, 7:31 am
At least in that case, it contains a strong human rights clause, including an explicit reference to the right to freedom of expression as reflected in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [read post]
Call for Papers: Protecting Human Rights: Duties and Responsibilities of States and Non-State Actors
17 Oct 2011, 9:55 am
Confirmed keynote speakers to date include:Edward Luck, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect David Mepham, UK Director, Human Rights Watch Alan Miller, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission Henry Shue, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of OxfordDeadline for submission of papers: 1 November. [read post]
14 Jul 2011, 8:21 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW), Civil Rights Defenders (CRD), Front Line Defenders (FLD), Amnesty International (AI) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) [advocacy websites] on Thursday released a joint statement urging the Russian government to investigate the murder [text] of rights activist Natalia Estemirova [BBC obituary]. [read post]
13 Jul 2012, 10:17 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Friday urged Russian authorities [press release] to conduct a thorough investigation into the murder of rights activist Natalia Estemirova [BBC obituary], including an inquiry into possible official involvement in the killing. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 7:14 am
[JURIST] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) [official website] should require the Sri Lankan government to address human rights abuses [press release] as a condition for a USD $2.5 billion emergency loan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] said Thursday. [read post]
14 Aug 2009, 4:04 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] on Thursday urged the government of Burundi [JURIST news archive] to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations [press release] during the country's 16-year armed conflict. [read post]
17 Feb 2008, 8:15 am
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch [advocacy website] on Sunday called on Kenya's political leaders to enact reforms that would hold both recent and past human rights violators accountable for their actions in order to ensure lasting stability in the country. [read post]
3 Jul 2008, 4:01 am
[JURIST] Strict French anti-terrorism laws violate European and international human rights standards, according to a report [PDF text; HRW press release] released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] Wednesday. [read post]
