Italy/US: Ruling on CIA Case Highlights US Inaction
The ruling by Italy’s highest court to uphold convictions against 23 United States agents stands in stark contrast to the US failure to prosecute any official involved in the Central Intelligence Agency’s unlawful rendition program.
Security Council demands end to grave abuses committed against children in conflict
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrouguia.
CPJ: Journalists Need New Ways to Stay Safe
Russia: Forced Eviction Tramples Olympic Ideals
Tatiana Samokhval clutches her daughter while their family’s home is demolished in the...
Burma: Free Remaining Political Prisoners
The Burmese government’s latest release of political prisoners falls short of meeting its commitment to release all political prisoners and shows the need for a transparent process to ensure that all political prisoners are immediately freed, Human...
Afghanistan: Free Women Jailed for ‘Running Away’
A prisoner covers her face while sitting outside a room that she shares with 15 other...
Burma: Former Political Prisoners Persecuted
The government of Burma should immediately release all remaining political prisoners and lift travel and other restrictions on those freed, Human Rights Watch said today. Independent international monitors should be permitted unhindered access to...
Morocco: Contested Confessions Used to Imprison Protesters
Laïla Nassimi
Poland should abolish criminal defamation, says OSCE media freedom representative following conviction of editor
The OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, opens a session on media freedom at the OSCE's Review Conference in...
Bangladesh: Discriminatory Family Laws Fuel Female Poverty
Bangladesh’s discriminatory personal laws on marriage, separation, and divorce trap many women and girls in abusive marriages or drive them into poverty when marriages fall apart, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. In many cases...
