Organizations representing 200 groups urge Seoul to discuss "dire" in-country situationSeoul must raise human rights issues in all future talks between the two Koreas – including an upcoming summit on April 27 – a letter delivered by Human Rights … [Read more...]
Yemeni human rights group sues Saudi crown prince in France over complicity in torture – Middle East News
A rights group filed a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to France on Tuesday, accusing him of complicity in torture and inhumane treatment in Yemen, lawyers said. … [Read more...]
Personal freedoms under attack in Denmark, human rights group warns – The Post
Traditionally, Denmark has always prided itself on being a liberal and enlightened country where all people are treated fairly. But a new report published today by the Danish institute for human rights, Institut for Menneskerettigheder, has revealed … [Read more...]
Australian residential colleges go under human rights microscope
Australia’s oldest regional university has contacted the human rights watchdog to audit its residential colleges, in the wake of two damning reports into sexual abuse and hazing at the nation’s higher education institutions. The University of New … [Read more...]
The End of Human Rights? – Foreign Policy
There is no doubt that the human rights movement is facing the greatest test it has confronted since its emergence in the 1970s as a major participant in the international order. A bellwether of this crisis has been the essays that Kenneth Roth, the … [Read more...]
Syria chemical attack is war crime: Human Rights Watch chief
GENEVA (Reuters) - A suspected chemical attack on civilians in Syria is a war crime that bears the hallmarks of Bashar al-Assad’s government, but its ally Russia shares potential criminal responsibility for its use, the head of Human Rights Watch … [Read more...]
Amid Crackdown on Dissent, Six Vietnamese Human Rights Activists Are Dealt Long Prison Sentences · Global Voices
Cấn Thị Thêu, a prominent land rights activist, leads the march with her son, Trịnh Bá Tư. The placard reads: “Justice for the Brotherhood for Democracy.” Photo: Facebook screen grab/Trịnh Bá Tư This article by Kathy Triệu is from Loa, a news … [Read more...]