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ICC: Prosecutor Seeks OK on Kenya Inquiry

26.11.2009 16:45    hrw.org
The Hague) - The request today by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to the court's judges to open a Kenya investigation is a decisive step toward justice for the country's 2007 post-election violence, Human Rights Watch said. The move

Syria: End Persecution of Kurds

26.11.2009 16:45    hrw.org
New York) - Syrian authorities should end their unlawful and unjustified practices of attacking peaceful Kurdish gatherings and detaining Kurdish political and cultural activists, Human Rights Watch said in a released today.
Syria: End Persecution of Kurds

Kazakhstan: Rights Deteriorating as OSCE Chairmanship Nears

26.11.2009 16:44    hrw.org
New York) - Foreign ministers gathering for the annual Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Athens on December 1 and 2 should use the meeting to urge Kazakhstan to address pressing human rights
Kazakhstan: Rights Deteriorating as OSCE Chairmanship Nears


Women, violence and poverty - breaking out of the gender trap

26.11.2009 16:35    amnestyusa.org
Why is it that more than two thirds of the world's poor are women, although women are only half of the world's population?
Women, violence and poverty - breaking out of the gender trap

Peru: Fujimori appeal hearing ends

26.11.2009 16:35    amnestyusa.org
The Peruvian Supreme Court today concluded the two-day hearing of former President Alberto Fujimori's appeal against the 25-year prison sentence given to him in April 2009 for sanctioning the paramilitary death squad that was responsible for disappearances and extrajudicial killings
Peru: Fujimori appeal hearing ends

Lebanon must investigate all civil war mass grave sites

26.11.2009 16:34    amnestyusa.org (2)
Following confirmation that remains recovered last week are those of a British journalist missing since 1985, Amnesty International has called on the authorities to step up their efforts to reveal the fate of the thousands abducted during the country's civil
Lebanon must investigate all civil war mass grave sites

Yemeni women face violence and discrimination

26.11.2009 16:34    amnestyusa.org (2)
Women in Yemen face systemic discrimination and endemic violence with devastating consequences for their lives.
Yemeni women face violence and discrimination

Switzerland minaret ban would breach freedom of religion obligations

26.11.2009 16:34    amnestyusa.org
A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland's obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International said ahead of a referendum next Sunday on a constitutional amendment.
Switzerland minaret ban would breach freedom of religion obligations

Tunisia: Authorities must release dissenting journalist

26.11.2009 16:34    amnestyusa.org
The Tunisian authorities must immediately release a well known government critic, journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, Amnesty International said today, and drop trumped up charges that could lead to his being imprisoned for up to five years.

Iran: Amnesty International and Others Urge an Independent Investigation into the Mysterious Death of an Iranian Doctor

26.11.2009 10:51    amnestyusa.org (2)
Amnesty International, together with Physicians for Human Rights and the International campaign for Human Rights in Iran, today issued an open letter to the Speaker of Iran?s Parliament Ali Larijani and the Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi are urging that
Iran: Amnesty International and Others Urge an Independent Investigation into the Mysterious Death of an Iranian Doctor

Dommages-intérêts accordés pour retraite forcée à l'issue d'une enquête sur les droits de la personne

26.11.2009 09:24    gov.ns.ca
Une commission d'enquête indépendante a accordé à Robert Thériault une somme de 64 515 $ pour pertes financières découlant de sa retraite forcée du Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.
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Dommages-intérêts accordés pour retraite forcée à l'issue d'une enquête sur les droits de la personne

Nova Scotia Human Rights Inquiry Awards Damages for Forced Retirement

26.11.2009 09:24    gov.ns.ca
An independent board of inquiry awarded Robert Theriault $64,515 for financial losses and damages resulting from his forced retirement from Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.
Nova Scotia    Politics    Press-releases

Philippines election massacre must be investigated as death toll rises

26.11.2009 05:44    amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International has urged the Philippine authorities to carry out a full investigation into a brutal attack in Maguindanao province that has left at least 46 people dead.
Philippines election massacre must be investigated as death toll rises

'Room for improvement' on South Korea human rights

26.11.2009 05:44    amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International's Secretary General Irene Khan has marked the completion of her visit to South Korea by issuing a statement at a press conference in Seoul.
'Room for improvement' on South Korea human rights

Philippines: Amnesty International Calls on Philippines Authorities to Investigate the Abduction and Killings of Journalists and Politician?s Family

26.11.2009 05:44    amnestyusa.org
Amnesty International condemns the killings of at least 21 civilians, including journalists and members of a politician's family, in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao. These murders are the first reported killings linked to the national elections scheduled for May
Philippines: Amnesty International Calls on Philippines Authorities to Investigate the Abduction and Killings of Journalists and Politician?s Family

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