Human Rights Law

Increasing military authority over law enforcement will invite continued abuses from an unaccountable military, Human Rights Watch said. Abuses by the military over the past year-and-a-half, including torture of protesters in detention and …

… Council says countries should conduct their own counter-terrorism operations consistent with international human-rights law. But the counter-terrorism investigator says Syria overlooked this statement and cited selectively from the report …

It is likely to prompt fresh claims that judges at Europe’s most powerful human rights court are out of control, and that Britain should pull out of it. Chris Heaton-Harris, the Conservative MP for Daventry, said: “At a time when … Continue reading →

According to Human Rights Watch, it has been plagued by corruption for many … President Correa gestures as he runs from tear gas during a protest by police officers and soldiers against a law that cuts their benefits. President Correa … Continue reading →

And while DeChristopher was sentenced to jail, it’s clear that his efforts to draw attention to the government’s failure to do anything substantial about climate change and to follow its own laws in regard … This year’s Human Rights Watch … Continue reading →

Malawi had set up commissions of inquiry and human rights to probe last year’s violence … perpetrators and the wider public and undermine the rule of law,” she said. The government, meanwhile, hasn’t addressed the basic grievances, such …

Two co-founders of torrent-sharing site Pirate Bay have filed appeals with the European Court of Human Rights, according to Torrent Freak … restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in …

GENEVA (AP) — The government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza are all unduly limiting free speech through restrictive laws, intimidation and censorship, a U.N. human rights expert said Tuesday. The global …

director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights.  “It is sad that powerful corporations like AT&T, Motorola and Wal-Mart have not lifted a finger to demand that even China’s weak labor laws be respected.  This is one of the … Continue reading →

… Rights Watch stressed that a threat against Jahangir is a threat to all those in Pakistan who struggle for human rights and the rule of law. “Pakistani authorities should urgently and thoroughly investigate the alleged plot against Asma Jahangir … Continue reading →