Prominent Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab goes missing
Bahraini human rights activists listen during a press conference of International organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the Bahraini capital Manama on 28 February 2013. At left is seen a poster asking for the release of...Read more...
UN rights chief urges Syrian rebels to end war crimes depicted in video
JURIST] UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay [official website] said on Tuesday that the mutilation of a Syrian soldier seen in an Internet video should be investigated as a potential war crime. Pillay urged [press...Read more...
Syrian Rebel ‘Cuts Out Soldier’s Heart’
The rebel commander is shown on video picking up the heart of a dead regime soldier in an act condemned as a “shocking atrocity”. Footage has emerged showing a rebel Syrian fighter carving out what appears to be the heart of a...Read more...
US launches drone from aircraft carrier
Mail.com ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) — 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 … Continue reading →Read more...
Bahrain a haven for torturers
The latest claim that a human rights defender was abused while in Bahraini custody suggests the country is "a haven for torturers," Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch said Wednesday it had evidence that Bahraini...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...
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...
Sudan – government forces still bombing Nuba
Vice People in Sudan Are Hiding in Caves Because the Government Is Bombing Them Nuba refugees who have been forced to live in caves to avoid the government bombs. In 1955, a civil war began northern and southern Sudan. …...Read more...
Human Rights Fact Finding Mission – Saudi Arabia is enabling Bahrain regime
Nigel Rodley, a former Commissioner of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry who recently condemned Bahrain regime for preventing the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to conduct his work in the country alleges Saudi...Read more...
Burma: Lest We Don’t See, A Genocide Is In The Making
By Bonojit Hussain 14 May, 2013 Countercurrents.org I “We have to ask ourselves whether we may have over-romanticized its (Burmese pro-democracy movement within and outside of Burma) battles against the junta as a broader quest...Read more...
Afghanistan: Peaceful Protest Suppressed
Human Rights Watch, Afghanistan: Peaceful Protest Suppressed, 15 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519367334.html [accessed 15 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor...Read more...
Top Stories: IRS Scandal; When Are Reporters' Records Taken?
Good morning, here are our early stories: Read The Report On IRS' 'Inappropriate' Scrutiny Of Groups. Holder Isn't Sure How Often Reporters' Records Are Seized. And here are more early stories: Human Rights Watch Condemns...Read more...
Speaking to Power: Civil Society Holding International Donors Accountable
In 2010, Human Rights Watch reported that aid to Ethiopia was being used in a political manner - as a reward to those that supported the ruling party and as coercion for those critical of the ruling elite. The report, while...Read more...
Buckling to Bigotry: The Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists
The names of two Palestinian cameramen targeted and killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza last November were dropped from a dedication ceremony held to honor “reporters, photographers and broadcasters who have died reporting...Read more...
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Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Woensdag 15 mei 2013 | Human Rights Watch ] (Berlin) - Ukraine's cabinet of ministers' approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses...Read more...
Over 100000 temporary marriages by Chinese migrant workers
migrant workers in China are believed to have entered into temporary marriages- a euphemism for live-in relationships. These include many who are already married, and have left their spouses behind in their villages before...Read more...
China's Sex Workers Face Routine Abuse
China's Sex Workers Face Routine Abuse : In the report, released today and titled "Swept Away," Human Rights Watch says the momentous economic and social change going on in China today has produced a sharp increase in the...Read more...
DR Congo security and conflict conundrum – role of intervention force
IRIN Photo: Eddy Isango/IRIN “The Congolese army is not an institution; it is a patchwork of undisciplined and untrained groups of fighters.” KAMPALA, 14 May 2013 (IRIN) – A UN intervention brigade will soon be deployed to the...Read more...
Cyclone Mahasen’s main victims are likely to be people who’ve already been forced out of their homes
For 70,000 displaced Rohingya Muslim refugees in western Myanmar, the choice is simple: wait until Cyclone Mahasen swallows their low-lying camps on Wednesday (May 15), or run back to higher ground they were once violently...Read more...
UN condemns Assads Syrian forces unease with rebels grows
The Daily Star - Wednesday 15th May, 2013 Delegates to the United Nations General Assembly April 2, 2013 applaud the passage of the first UN treaty regulating the international arms trade. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. ... Judge Rules...Read more...
Top Stories: IRS Scandal; When Are Reporters' Records Taken?
Good morning, here are our early stories: Read The Report On IRS' 'Inappropriate' Scrutiny Of Groups. Holder Isn't Sure How Often Reporters' Records Are Seized. And here are more early stories: Human Rights Watch Condemns...Read more...
Saudi Arabia: New Rights Group Facing Harassment
Human Rights Watch, Saudi Arabia: New Rights Group Facing Harassment, 7 May 2013, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/519366bd4.html [accessed 15 May 2013] This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for,...Read more...
Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary...Read more...
Mass evacuations as Cyclone Mahasen puts eight million people at risk in Bangladesh and Burma
Land mines latest threat for Myanmar Middle East Times - Wednesday 15th May, 2013 It's likely the land mine contamination in parts of Myanmar is too extensive for mapping, an Asian director for Human Rights Watch said. A...Read more...
Ukraine: New Breakthrough for Incurably Ill
Email Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers’ approval of new regulations on access to pain medicines will dramatically expand healthcare services for patients with incurable illnesses and reduce unnecessary suffering, Human Rights...Read more...
Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch : Joint Statement on Concerns Ahead of...
Amnesty International, Amnesty International, EG Justice, and Human Rights Watch : Joint Statement on Concerns Ahead of the May 26 Vote in Equatorial Guinea , 7 May 2013, AFR 24/001/2013, available at:...Read more...
Comment on FSA Decapitate then Grill Their Victims – Syria by miri
SyriaNews Real Updates about Syria - FSA Decapitate then Grill Their Victims – Syria FSA Decapitate then Grill Their Victims – Syria As Syrians work hard to tell their message to the world, NATO aligned media and international...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...
HRW and Syrian opposition condemn ‘heart-eating video’ ~ Herald Sun
Herald Sun ‘HUMAN Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned a gruesome video apparently showing a Syrian rebel fighter cutting out the heart of a regime soldier and eating it. “International news...Read more...
