‘Dr. Hassan remains incarcerated at Fleury-Merogis prison (near Paris) since he was extradited from Canada on November 14, 2014. He is expected to remain in prison for up to two years while awaiting a decision […]
‘On the second day of the Nobel Women’s Initiative conference on building global support for women human rights defenders, the 100 participants delivered a sobering and urgent message: history is still repeating itself. Watching the […]
‘Anti-regime demonstrators across Bahrain have held massive protest rallies, demanding the cancellation of the upcoming Formula One Grand Prix. On Friday, a large number of protesters took to the streets in several areas across the […]
‘There are times when one’s professional duty mandates the protection of human rights. Our support in helping the Citizens’ Initiative for Optional Vaccination comes at the precise moment when important decisions are being made that […]
‘There are times when one’s professional duty mandates the protection of human rights. Our support in helping the Citizens’ Initiative for Optional Vaccination comes at the precise moment when important decisions are being made that […]
‘Amnesty International’s latest report on Venezuela calls for justice for the dozens of people killed during the unrest that shook the country a year ago, while using sleight of hand to deflect attention away from […]
‘The government has instructed local councils and the police to do more to stop protest camps, including those against oil and gas operations. In a letter last week, two government ministers urged public bodies not […]
‘Sweden has announced it will not extend an arms deal with Saudi Arabia over human rights violations in the Arab kingdom. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven confirmed Tuesday that the arms deal which has raised […]
‘Sweden has announced it will not extend an arms deal with Saudi Arabia over human rights violations in the Arab kingdom. Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven confirmed Tuesday that the arms deal which has raised […]
‘Increased surveillance in Britain, along with the reduction of access to justice, have contributed to one of the worst assaults on human rights in Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall, according to a […]
‘The Obama Administration’s decision to evoke “prosecutorial discretion” and not deport or otherwise detain people who are in the United States illegally — and allow them to continue moving away from border regions to the […]
‘Europe’s top rights body has said mass surveillance practices are a fundamental threat to human rights and violate the right to privacy enshrined in European law. The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe says […]
‘In the wake of the heinous massacre that took place in Paris last week, and with Raif Badawi in Saudi Arabia having just received 50 lashes out of the 1000 he’s been sentenced to for […]