Human Rights Law

and a Masters in Law, Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (LLM) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa (2001). Her advocacy centre helps poor people access justice. Since 2009, the centre has handled 677 human rights cases. “Many people … Continue reading →

Human Rights Watch latest report accuses Venezuela of weakening … And the National Assembly has passed laws barring organizations that “defend political rights” or “monitor the performance of public bodies” from receiving international …

The US-based Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the government to release … Khieu Sopheak, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior, said Mam Sonando was arrested under the law and would not be released without going through … Continue reading →

The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has recommended “radical changes” to Maldivian law to ensure compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). These changes include the abolition of the death penalty, compensation …

WASHINGTON, Jul 17 2012 (IPS) – Human rights groups, press watchdogs, and even the U.S. government have strongly denounced recent prison sentences meted out against journalists and opposition activists accused of violating Ethiopia’s anti-terrorism laws.

Many Tunisians also saw the extradition as an act of realpolitik at the expense of the human rights values upon which the new Tunisia should be founded. It was not long ago that Ennahda’s leaders, then in exile, were pleading … Continue reading →

and prosecute Venezuelans who criticize the president or thwart his political agenda,” the Human Rights Watch report says. In the past four years, a Chavez-dominated Congress has passed laws expanding the government’s powers to limit free speech …

Prominent US lawmakers and human rights advocates, who had largely backed Obama’s … to explore future opportunities as the country’s leaders are developing laws to reform the economy. “Our message there is, really, we would rather see them …

Tanya Lokshina, senior Russia researcher (Moscow) – The re-introduction of criminal libel to Russia’s domestic laws is a yet another serious blow to freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The European Union member states …

This is a human rights issue. The same goes for the millions of other South Africans who choose to use the dagga plant, for whatever reason. It is our right and the law regarding dagga is unsubstantiated . When you … Continue reading →