Promoting Human Rights and Rule of Law in Yemen
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks proposals to support Yemeni civil society efforts to promote human rights and increase transparency and accountability in the criminal...
View ArticleParty tries to crush New Citizens Movement, but activism growing in China
Activists in China’s New Citizens Movement were heartened when Xi Jinping came to power, vowing to stamp out corruption, promote judicial fairness and respect the Constitution, but he quashed their...
View ArticleCongress ‘goes global on human rights. Will the Administration follow?
On January 15th, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced the Global Human Rights Accountability Act (S. 1933), which would enact visa and banking bans on the most serious human...
View ArticlePartial justice undermining Côte d’Ivoire trials, say activists
With just a single trial concluded out of the 86 cases arising from Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010-2011 post-poll violence, concerns are emerging that justice is being undermined by political compromises,...
View ArticleEritrea’s rights abuses under fire at UN review
Enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention and torture were just a few of the violations Eritrea was accused of during a UN review of its human rights record Monday, AFP reports: Diplomats gathered...
View ArticleAlgeria: allow rights groups to visit
Algeria should uphold the values of the United Nations Human Rights Council by allowing UN human rights experts and international human rights nongovernmental organizations to visit the country, five...
View ArticleChina faults UN report on North Korea’s atrocities, rights abuses
Chinese officials on Tuesday criticized a United Nations report that served notice to Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he might be personally held liable in court for crimes against humanity...
View ArticleVietnamese court rejects dissident’s appeal
One of Vietnam’s most prominent dissidents lost his appeal on Tuesday against imprisonment for tax evasion, as dozens of supporters protested outside the court against the communist state’s crackdown...
View ArticleWhat if dictatorships judged the world on human rights?
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View ArticleKerry denounces crackdowns on dissent
Authoritarian crackdowns on dissent damage the “long-term stability, security, and economic development” of the countries involved, according to the U.S. State Department’s newly-released 2013 Country...
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