Human Rights Law

Côte d’Ivoire: human rights-based solutions key to resolving displacement – UN – UN News Centre

Mr. Beyani said that while the Government had made progress towards reestablishing law and order and helping IDPs return … Mr. Beyani said that the Government should adopt a transparent human-rights based approach that takes into account the concerns …

Karoon Prison, Ahwaz: A human rights crisis – CNN

I really felt like I was living on the brink of what distinguishes a human’s life from an animal’s. Under those conditions, nothing was more dear to me than [the existence of] a binding law that would guarantee my safety … Continue reading

Indian Government, Maoists targetting civil society activists, says Human Rights Watch – in.news.yahoo.com

The authorities use sedition laws to curtail free speech and also concoct criminal cases to lock up critics of the government. Human Rights Watch called for an immediate end to harassment, attacks, and other abuses against activists by both government … Continue reading

Letter to Secretary Clinton on Human Rights Violations in the UAE – Human Rights Watch

Al-Roken, 50, is a prominent human rights lawyer in the Emirates … On July 24 the Abu Dhabi Court of First Instance sentenced a former judge and Professor of Law at the University of Sharjah, Dr Ahmed Yousef Al-Zaabi, to … Continue reading

Inside the Brussels Conference on Free Speech and Human Rights – Front Page

I had the great pleasure of taking part in the International Conference for Free Speech and Human Rights on July 9 … The punishment for leaving Islam is death, according to sharia law. MEP Magdi Allam, an Egyptian apostate who … Continue reading

Chief Human Rights Off icer, D-1 – Reliefweb.int

Education Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in political science, international relations, or law, preferably with specialization in human rights. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be …

Tajikistan: Respect Rights in Security Operations – Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said. The United Nations Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials require law enforcement officials, in carrying out their duty, to apply non-violent means as far as possible before …

Human Rights and 650,000 Jewish Settlers – Salem-News.Com

European and other Western governments hold meetings about Syria and abuses of human rights there (while supporting such abuses … colonial settlements to be violations of International law and yet give Israel a most favored nation status and regularly …

Serbian Human Rights Groups Say Firing Soskic Would Be Illegal – Bloomberg

the ruling coalition will grossly violate the rule of law in Serbia and fully degrade the status of all independent institutions and regulatory bodies,” organizations including Civic Initiatives, the Belgrade Human Rights Center, the Lawyers …

UN human rights envoy probes ethnic clashes in Myanmar during visit – Minneapolis Star Tribune

YANGON, Myanmar – A United Nations human rights expert began a weeklong visit to Myanmar … that the government had “exercised maximum restraint in order to restore law and order.” Quintana plans to visit the area on Tuesday and told … Continue reading