Human Rights Law 
Syria: Rights, Accountability Key to Transition Plan – Human Rights Watch
“There can be no meaningful transition in Syria while security services are above the law and can violate people’s basic rights at will,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The Action …
Govt ‘disregards for human rights’ on Intervention – SBS
The program begins on July 1. The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner, Amnesty International and indigenous leaders have raised concerns the laws breach Australia’s international obligations. The measures have been widely opposed by NT Aboriginal …
In Russia, Medvedev’s key advisor to leave post – Los Angeles Times
Why did you leave the presidential council on human rights? The newly proposed rules to compose … What do you make of the growing pressure on the opposition from the law enforcement agencies: Apartments of protest leaders are raided and … Continue reading
Magnitsky Act: Congress Should Uphold America’s Commitment to Human Rights – The Heritage Foundation
On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relation Committee unanimously passed the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, which would ban Russian officials involved in Magnitsky’s death from entering the U.S. and using U.S. financial institutions.
Egypt: UN Human Rights Council – Human Rights Situation in Egypt – Oral Statement Under Item 4 – General Debate – AllAfrica.com
Human Rights Watch calls upon the Egyptian authorities to respect this ruling and not to appeal it since the military’s renewed involvement in civilian law enforcement under Article 53 would be an invitation to further human rights abuses, committed with … Continue reading
Iran: Quash Death Sentences for Drinking Alcohol – Human Rights Watch
Under international law, “most serious” crimes are typically those that result in the death of others. The Human Rights Committee, which authoritatively interprets the covenant, has said that the death penalty should be a “quite exceptional measure.”
Britain Refuses to Extradite U.S. Sex Crimes Suspect on Human Rights Grounds – Time
The court ruled that if Shawn Sullivan were to be committed to Minnesota’s controversial sex offender treatment program, it would represent a ”flagrant denial” of his human rights … is unknown to European law, but is a process …
In Russia, Medvedev’s human rights advisor to leave post – Los Angeles Times
Why did you leave the presidential council on human rights? The newly proposed rules to compose … What do you make of the growing pressure on the opposition from the law enforcement agencies: Apartments of protest leaders are raided and … Continue reading
In Russia, Medvedev’s human rights advisor to leave post – Chicago Tribune
Why did you leave the presidential council on human rights? The newly proposed rules to compose … What do you make of the growing pressure on the opposition from the law enforcement agencies: Apartments of protest leaders are raided and … Continue reading
Human rights honoured yet people still die – The Australian
It is a division over how to respond to the High Court. Labor’s response was to amend the Migration Act to weaken the human rights provisions and restore to the executive the discretion needed for the Australian government to make … Continue reading
