Human Rights Law

Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to end military trials of civilians – RTE Online

Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s newly elected president to end to military trials of civilians to bring the country in line with international law. Egypt’s army generals handed over power to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Mursi last month.

Presbyterian Boycott Vote a Victory for Human Rights and Justice – Huffington Post

… the effort to delegitimize U.S. corporate support for occupation and towards a foreign policy based on human rights, international law and equality for all. It is a huge indicator of just how far mainstream U.S. discourse on this issue … Continue reading

Russia: Stop Extradition to Uzbekistan – Human Rights Watch

Russia is prohibited under international law from sending Kasymakhunov to a place where he is almost certain to face torture. Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (Moscow) – Russia’s Supreme Court should …

Saudi Arabia condemns Russian comments on human rights – msnbc.com

Russian Human Rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov had expressed “great concern” about the situation in eastern Saudi Arabia following what he described as clashes between law enforcement and peaceful demonstrators in which two people were killed and …

Saudi Arabia condemns Russian comments on human rights – NBCNews.com

Russian Human Rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov had expressed “great concern” about the situation in eastern Saudi Arabia following what he described as clashes between law enforcement and peaceful demonstrators in which two people were killed and …

Saudi Arabia condemns Russian comments on human rights – Reuters

Russian Human Rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov had expressed “great concern” about the situation in eastern Saudi Arabia following what he described as clashes between law enforcement and peaceful demonstrators in which two people were killed and …

Saudi Arabia Lashes Out At Russia Over Human Rights Comments – International Business Times

Russian Human Rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov had expressed “great concern” about the situation in east Saudi following what he described as clashes between law enforcement and peaceful demonstrators in which two people were killed and more than …

Human Rights Groups critical of Russian ‘foreign agents bill’ – Digital Journal

Party leader Sergey Mitrokhin said that the repressive law is attempting to humiliate people who work for foreign-funded NGOs. Mitrokhin insists that the Russian government will never fund organizations that champion human rights or fight against …

Saudi slams Russian comments on human rights – ArabianBusiness.com

Russian Human Rights envoy Konstantin Dolgov had expressed “great concern” about the situation in eastern Saudi Arabia following what he described as clashes between law enforcement and peaceful demonstrators in which two people were killed and …

Honduras counts the human rights cost of America’s war on drugs – The Guardian

A human rights group, the Committee of the Relatives of the Disappeared … US officials have not contacted the victims, she said. “My son-in-law was killed, two of my neighbours were killed, and I was wounded, so where are the … Continue reading