”International human rights” News

Amnesty International Charges Tunisia Gives Only Lip Service to Human Rights

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Sharon Singh of Amnesty International, +1-202-544-0200 x289 In New Report, Human Rights Organization Reveals Serious Violations in the Name of Security
06 23 2008 8:35PM (...more)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th Anniversary Celebrated by Church of Scientology and Ambassadors

The Church of Scientology International celebrated International Human Rights Day and the 12 13 2008 9:04PM (...more)

Police raids Iran Nobel Laureate's office

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iranian police on Sunday raided and closed the office of a watchdog group led by Iran's Nobel peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi ahead of a celebration to mark 12 22 2008 4:56PM (...more)

Obama's moment on human rights

Washington – After eight years of neglect, President-elect Barack Obama is eager to have the United States re-engage with the United Nations. A good way to begin would be
12 11 2008 1:21AM (...more)

Syrian rights group says dozens dead in jail riot

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A London-based Syrian human rights group said on Saturday that Syrian security forces had shot dead dozens of prisoners during a riot at a military jail near Damascus .
07 6 2008 8:33AM (...more)

Myanmar gives comedian critical of govt 14 years

YANGON, Myanmar – A court inside Myanmar's notorious Insein prison sentenced a comedian who has criticized the government's cyclone response to 14 more years Thursday, bringing his total prison term to 59 years, his lawyer said. Comedian and activist 12 6 2008 12:04PM (...more)

Many detained by China after Tibet riots: Amnesty

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's grip on dissent in Tibet remains tight after deadly riots there in March, with more than 1,000 people still detained without charge, human rights group Amnesty International said in a new report on Thursday.
06 19 2008 8:22PM (...more)

Rights group: Myanmar exchanging food for labor

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's military regime has forced cyclone survivors to do menial labor in exchange for food and stepped up a campaign to evict displaced citizens from aid shelters, an international human rights group said Thursday.
06 6 2008 4:07AM (...more)

Dozens of activists arrested across Belarus

MINSK, Belarus – Police have arrested dozens of opposition activists across Belarus after a series of protests marking international Human Rights Day . Activists
12 11 2008 10:58AM (...more)

The new threat to freedom of expression

Washington – "In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression – everywhere in the world. The second
03 31 2009 4:31PM (...more)