Senegal: Hissène Habré Trial To Begin on July 20
The former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré goes on trial on July 20, 2015, almost 25 years after being toppled in a coup, charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture before a specially commissioned court in Senegal.
Tunisia: Emergency Shouldn’t Trump Rights
Imposing a state of emergency does not give the Tunisian government the right to gut basic rights and freedoms. President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on July 4, 2015. The measure comes one week after an extremist gunned down 38...
Tunisia: Emergency Shouldn’t Trump Rights
Imposing a state of emergency does not give the Tunisian government the right to gut basic rights and freedoms. President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on July 4, 2015. The measure comes one week after an extremist gunned down 38...
Syria: Deliberate Killing of Civilians by ISIS
Mohammed, 42 and three of his relatives who were orphaned in...
PAKISTAN: Swift police action saves Christian couple from lynching
In a rare case of successful intervention by the Pakistan police, a Christian couple has been saved from being lynched by an angry mob in a Makki Village, Sheikhapura District, in Punjab, Pakistan. Unlike previous cases, where charged up mobs have...
NEPAL: Police intrudes Dr. Raut's privacy and security keeping him under 24 hours surveillance
Thailand: Junta Arrests 14 Student Activists
Student activists are taken from the Bangkok military court to prison after being arrested and charged for holding anti-coup protests...
UN agency welcomes European Union measures on refugee arrivals, urges more action
Afghan refugees in front of the abandoned hotel Captain Elias on Kos Island, Greece, where hundreds...
Kuwait: Deadly Attack on Mosque
The suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Kuwait City on June 26, 2015, was a callous and despicable act that should be universally condemned. The attack killed at least 25 worshipers and wounded more than 200 others.
Lebanon: Monitor Detention to Combat Torture
Lebanese authorities should adopt wide-ranging measures to combat torture, including creating a national monitoring body for detention facilities, Human Rights Watch said on June 26 on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Recently...
