Human Rights Law
So Much For Human Rights – Spectator.org
To read a summary of all the legal activities is to read of a land that has made a sham of its own laws and professed respect for human rights. After several requests, a judge told Shahin that bail would … Continue reading
Human rights group says Egyptian army tortured protesters – Los Angeles Times
CAIRO — Human Rights Watch has accused the Egyptian military of beating … deputy Middle East and North Africa director for HRW said in a statement over the weekend. ”The official law enforcement authorities may arrest people where there …
Can US group challenge overseas surveillance act? Supreme Court to decide. – The Christian Science Monitor
The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether a group of lawyers, human rights activists, and journalists have legal standing to pursue a constitutional challenge to a federal law authorizing broad electronic surveillance overseas.
Johns Hopkins Human Rights Advocate Urges WHO Action to Protect Healthcare Workers in Humanitarian Crises – Newswise
“International law requires respect for doctors’ and nurses’ ethical duty to provide care impartially to all who are in need,” says Rubenstein, also a Senior Scholar at Johns Hopkins’ Center for Public Health and Human Rights. “Collecting data …
Beaverton’s Human Rights Advisory Commission holds follow-up forum on immigration issues – Oregonian
Beaverton’s Human Rights Advisory Commission (HRAC … Issues surrounding the Secure Communities Act, integration, assimilation and community involvement, will be discussed during the forum. “We look forward to another opportunity to …
Human rights in Afghanistan through the transition of securty responsibility and beyond: A briefing for delegates at the 2012 NATO Summit – Reliefweb.int
ISAF partners, the Government of Afghanistan, and other states and inter-governmental organizations at the Summit, to ensure that both existing and new agreements reached, do not undermine, but strengthen human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan.
Human Rights Expert Parul Sharma to Join Stora Enso – Stockhouse
She has acted as Human Rights Advisor to Amnesty Business Group, the European Commission and the European Public Law Centre. Three books on human rights and economic and social rights issues written by Parul Sharma have been published. In 2011 … Continue reading
Israel human rights group questions troops – News.com.au
AN Israeli human rights group has released a video suggesting Israeli soldiers … B’tselem says the footage “raises grave suspicions” the soldiers did not act to prevent settlers from firing. The Israeli military had no immediate comment.
Human Rights Expert Parul Sharma to Join Stora Enso – msnbc.com
She has acted as Human Rights Advisor to Amnesty Business Group, the European Commission and the European Public Law Centre. Three books on human rights and economic and social rights issues written by Parul Sharma have been published.
Guyana activists call for repeal of sodomy law – Huffington Post
Group spokesman Joel Simpson said Monday that activists will increase pressure on lawmakers to repeal the laws. Earlier this year, Guyanese authorities promised the U.N. Human Rights Council that it would launch a debate on whether to revise the …