Buckling to Bigotry: The Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists
Just two days before Palestinians commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, the names of two Palestinian cameramen targeted and killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza last November were dropped from a dedication ceremony...Read more...
Prison yard … or a nightclub?
— It is a surprising scene — a picnic-like atmosphere with children playing in the pool under the tropical sun. The adults are also in celebration mode. The crowd is listening to a couple of rappers and some people dance to the...Read more...
Tunisian Debate Over Islam, Rights in Constitution Illustrated at USIP Event
May 2013 | News Feature by USIP Staff A discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace over the role of Islam and human rights in Tunisia’s draft constitution illustrated the tough issues and fine lines facing the countries of the...Read more...
CAR Instability Helps Lord's Resistance Army Regroup
STATE DEPARTMENT — The rebel takeover in the Central African Republic has stalled international efforts to track down the outlaw Lord’s Resistance Army (LAR) and its leader Joseph Kony, who is wanted by the International...Read more...
HRW: Attempt of Azerbaijani authorities to utilize Eurovision for propaganda purposes fails
The German newspapers have once again turned to the topic of authoritarian regime that exists in Azerbaijan. According to "Azadlig", Christian Rezina, journalist in the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper writes about his trip to...Read more...
Six Retailers Join Bangladesh Factory Pact
Six major retailers, including Carrefour, Marks & Spencer and El Corte Inglés, announced on Tuesday that they would participate in a landmark plan to improve fire and building safety in Bangladesh, joining five European...Read more...
.:Middle East Online:: #Cannibalism: #Syria 'rebel heart-eating video' sparks anger:.
Middle East Online::Cannibalism: Syria 'rebel heart-eating video' sparks anger:. : BEIRUT - Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel...Read more...
Uzbekistan's dictator's daughter's 'twitplomacy' fails to charm critics
Author(s): Andy Carling Uzbekistan began a PR offensive on 9 May, just in time for the anniversary of the Andijan massacre of 13 May 2005, where human rights organisations say hundreds of people were killed after troops opened...Read more...
Red Cross: Syria aid hampered by disregard for rules of war
JURIST] The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [official website] said Monday that aid in Syria is being hampered by a disregard for the rules of war [press release]. Head of operations for the Near and Middle East...Read more...
Heart Ripped Out, Bitten; Property Boost for Phuket; Miss Becomes Monk; Monsoons Threaten; ...
independent.co.uk A graphic video has emerged of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a government soldier's chest and biting into it. Described by Human Rights Watch as ''emblematic'' of a civil war that has...Read more...
Somalia: Somalia's Security Sector Reform
IRIN]Nairobi -At Gashandiga barracks in Mogadishu, Somalia, Pvt Mohamed Sheikh Issak pulled back his military fatigues to show his scarred right shoulder. "I was shot by Al-Shabab when they still controlled half of Mogadishu,"...Read more...
Video- Human Rights Watch condemns “atrocities” practiced by “Free Army”
The ”Human Rights Watch” organization condemned a video released recently after verification of the authenticity, showing the brigade “fighters” of “Omar al-Farouk” as distorting the body of a Syrian soldier, where carved out...Read more...
Human Rights Watch Alleges Rebel Atrocities in Syria
BEIRUT — Gruesome video footage purportedly showing a Syrian rebel commander mutilating the corpse of a dead soldier while shouting sectarian insults has drawn condemnation from Human Rights Watch and focused renewed attention...Read more...
BBC NEWS: Anger at Syria 'heart-eating video'
A video which appears to show a Syrian rebel eating the heart of a dead soldier is condemned by the opposition and Human Rights Watch. Read Full Article » Who's Blogging About This Article National Security Brief: Poll Finds...Read more...
The following is a statement from the Bahraini government on escaped Bahraini activist Ali...
Britain's lack of support for freedom of expression in Bahrain is a flawed and self-defeating policy, says Nicholas McGeehan of Human Rights Watch. An incident on this year's World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, raises serious...Read more...
Racist Amnesty International Trying to Incite Terror Against Eritrea
"It has been a while since the international community has been assaulted by the criminal entity Amnesty International (AI) using human rights as excuse to demonize nations and leaders of specific nations targeted for...Read more...
Human Rights Watch - Kenneth Roth - @ KenRoth
Kenneth Roth (Wikipedia), has his critics. Human Rights Watch (Wikipedia) This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted. Error type: The letters and numbers you entered did not...Read more...
Bangladeshi government unlikely to act despite building collapse
As they spoke to a BBC correspondent in their run-down room which they call home in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a man sobbed as his 12-year-old daughter sat close to him. His face, wrinkled before its time, was a picture of utter...Read more...
U.S. launches drone from aircraft carrier
A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually open the way for the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft from just about...Read more...
Film Festival: Bringing Human Rights Issues to Life
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York screens from June 13 to 23, 2013, with a program of 20 challenging and provocative films from across the globe that call for justice and...Read more...
Religious toleration in Iran – Fariba Kamalabadi in Evin Prison, Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani on...
In a recent item I posted on Religious toleration in Saudi Arabia – The dangers of text-messaging while Shiite , which was based on a report from an Iranian news service about the persecution of Shiites in Saudi Arabia, I noted...Read more...
Info Wars: Biotech’s Next Big Disaster: Seeds that Emit Multiple Pesticides
Jon RappoportInfowars.comMay 13, 2013 Tom Laskawy, writing at Grist, points out how the next generation of GMOs is following in the track of present disasters: “…the growing pest and weed problems for GMOs have caused farmers...Read more...
Saudi Arabia: Let All Girls Play Sports
Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia: Let All Girls Play Sports, 15 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519368b14.html [accessed 15 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does...Read more...
U.S. launches drone from aircraft carrier
By BROCK VERGAKIS The Associated Press ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH — A drone the size of a fighter jet took off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time Tuesday in a test flight that could eventually...Read more...
Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore Rights
Human Rights Watch, Chad: Alleged Coup Attempt No Excuse to Ignore Rights, 15 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519369294.html [accessed 15 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible...Read more...
Thailand: Hold Army Accountable for 2010 Violence
Human Rights Watch, Thailand: Hold Army Accountable for 2010 Violence, 7 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519365324.html [accessed 15 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for,...Read more...
HRW: Syrian rebel bites heart of dead soldier
The Jerusalem Post - 24 min 46 sec ago BEIRUT - A video of a Syrian rebel commander cutting the heart out of a soldier and biting into is emblematic of a civil war that has rapidly descended into sectarian hatred and revenge...Read more...
Syria: Brigade Fighting in Homs Implicated in Atrocities
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Human Rights Watch has reviewed graphic evidence that appears to show a commander of the Syrian opposition 'Independent Omar al-Farouq' brigade mutilating the corpse of a pro-government fighter....Read more...
Turkmenistan - Social issues reporter detained in Turkmenistan
Turkmen authorities should immediately free or credibly charge a journalist arrested on May 6, 2013, for unreported reasons, Human Rights Watch said today. The journalist, Rovshen Yazmuhamedov, has been a local correspondent in...Read more...
HRW Sex workers in China subject to police abuse
BEIJING -; Police in China frequently beat, torture and arbitrarily detain suspected sex workers, often with little or no evidence that they engaged in prostitution, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday calling on the...Read more...
