Human Rights

Gaza: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Unfair Trials

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The military court in northern Gaza City.

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Georgia takes important step in consolidating conduct of democratic elections, but some key issues remain, election observers say

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A voter casts her ballot in Gori during the Georgian parliamentary elections, 1 October 2012.

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Belarus: Stop Intimidation of Political Prisoners

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Zmitser Dashkevich, an opposition activist and a leader of the youth opposition movement Young Front, was convicted...

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Ghana: People With Mental Disabilities Face Serious Abuse

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At Heavenly Ministries Spiritual Revival and Healing Center, some people with...

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Bahrain: Abuse of Migrant Workers Despite Reforms

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These twelve men share a one room labor camp, with no beds and no air conditioner.

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California: New Hope for Youth Offenders

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These photos are of youth who were sentenced to life in prison without parole. Each photo was taken within one year of the...

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Canada: Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Ex-Child Soldier

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Philippines: New ‘Cybercrime’ Law Will Harm Free Speech

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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal...

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OSCE media freedom representative deplores Italian criminal defamation ruling, urges law reform

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, yesterday called on the Italian authorities to reform libel laws following an Italian high court ruling upholding the criminal conviction and 14-month prison sentence imposed on...

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