The United Nations says it is sending a mission to Yemen next week to look at human rights issues. The U.N. said Friday the three-member delegation would arrive in Yemen on Monday for a 10-day fact-finding mission. The U.N. said the group would attempt to assess the state of affairs in the turbulent country as […]
UN Passes Gay Rights Resolution
Posted June 17th, 2011 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a historic resolution, seeking equal rights for all regardless of sexual orientation. The resolution, drafted by South Africa, passed Friday with 23 nations voting in favor, 19 voting against and 3 abstentions. . There was strong opposition from some African and Arab nations. The United States, the […]
Britain Urged Not to Deport Tamils
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International is urging Britain not to deport a group of Sri Lankans, because they risk torture when they return to their country. The rights group says Britain was set to return at least 20 Sri Lankans, mostly ethnic-Tamils, from London to Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, on Thursday. Amnesty’s Sri Lanka researcher, Yolanda Foster, says […]
EU, China Hold Annual Human Rights Dialogue
Posted June 16th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats from the European Union are holding annual talks with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing Thursday on China’s human rights record. The EU delegates are likely to bring up the government’s recent crackdown on dissidents and activists, including artist Ai Weiwei and Liu Xia, the wife of jailed dissident and Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo. […]
Human Rights Watch Criticizes Kuwait Over Stateless Residents
Posted June 13th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch has criticized Kuwait for its treatment of 106,000 stateless people who have been denied citizenship for decades. A report issued Monday by the organization says the stateless people, known as bidoons, have been denied basic human rights in areas of work and education. Kuwait’s human rights record has drawn increased international scrutiny […]
Thousands Attend Gay Pride Parade in Rome
Posted June 11th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of people paraded through Italy’s capital Saturday celebrating the annual European gay pride festival, with many participants urging Italy’s government to put forth legislation recognizing gay rights. Police estimate that at least 300,000 people, with many carrying slogans calling for an end to discrimination, participated in the Europride event. The colorful parade […]
Thousands Attend Gay Pride Parade in Rome
Posted June 11th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of people paraded through Italy’s capital Saturday celebrating the annual European gay pride festival, with many participants urging Italy’s government to put forth legislation recognizing gay rights. Police estimate that at least 300,000 people, with many carrying slogans calling for an end to discrimination, participated in the Europride event. The colorful parade […]
Thousands Attend Gay Pride Parade in Rome
Posted June 11th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of thousands of people paraded through Italy’s capital Saturday celebrating the annual European gay pride festival, with many participants urging Italy’s government to put forth legislation recognizing gay rights. Police estimate that at least 300,000 people, with many carrying slogans calling for an end to discrimination, participated in the Europride event, which is held […]
HRW Criticizes Kazakhstan Over Uzbek Extraditions
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch says Kazakhstan’s government has violated international law by forcibly repatriating at least 28 people to neighboring Uzbekistan, where they believe they could face torture. The New York-based rights group says the Uzbeks fled their homeland fearing religious persecution after being wanted by authorities on anti-state and religion-related charges. Human Rights watch says […]
Rights Groups Attack Kyrgyzstan’s Handling of 2010 Ethnic Riots
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Two human rights groups have concluded that Kyrgyzstan’s failure to prosecute those responsible for last year’s deadly ethnic riots could ignite new violence. A year ago this month, about 470 people were killed, thousands injured and hundred of thousands displaced as ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks clashed in southern Kyrgyzstan. Now, Amnesty International and Human Rights […]
