Global Advocacy Group Urges Pakistan to Protect Press
A U.S.-based international press watchdog organization is calling for the incoming Pakistan government led by Nawaz Sharif to take urgent steps to stem “the murderous silencing” of the press by bringing to justice those who have attacked journalists...
Amnesty Report Highlights Refugee Plight
High-level OSCE conference in Tirana calls for comprehensive approach to combating intolerance and discrimination
Ukraine's First Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Yevhen Sulima, speaking at the opening of a high-level OSCE conference on...
Russia: More than 50 Groups Targeted
Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland should urge Russian leaders to end the crackdown on civil society groups during his visit to Russia. Jagland is in Moscow on May 19 to 22, 2013 for meetings with President Vladimir Putin and the...
Uganda: Stop Harassing the Media
The Ugandan government should immediately end politically motivated police intimidation of newspapers and radio stations and ensure that the media can operate freely, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
Zambia: Stop Prosecuting People for Homosexuality
Zambian authorities should dismiss all charges and release two men arrested for engaging in homosexual acts, Human Rights Watch said. The police should immediately cease forensic anal examinations, which are intrusive, invasive and constitute cruel,...
Burma: Telecoms Risk Complicity in Surveillance, Censorship
International telecommunications companies risk being linked to human rights abuses if they enter the Burmese market before adequate protections are in place, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released Sunday.
Burma: New Doubts About Pace of Reforms
U.S. President Barack Obama sits alongside Myanmar's President Thein...
Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals – UN officials
Briefing: Restive northern Kenya sees shifting power, risks
Keeping vigil: Residents in the north have taken up arms to protect themselves.
