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20 Feb 2013

Clergy urge United Nations to act on Sri Lanka

One hundred and thirty three clergy and members of religious orders in Sri Lanka have written to the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling for action.
19 Feb 2013

Pakistan challenged to protect Shi'a Hazara from deadly attacks

Pakistan's authorities have been asked to do more to protect the persecuted Shi’a Hazara, following a devastating attack in Quetta that killed scores.
5 Feb 2013

Civilians are at risk from all sides in the Mali conflict

The Malian army has committed serious human rights breaches plus violations of international humanitarian law, say human rights groups.
24 Jan 2013

World churches chief meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Justice should not be secondary to peace, as they belong together, says Dr Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
18 Jan 2013

Zimbabwean human rights activist detained ahead of elections

A leading human rights activist in Zimbabwe has been arrested and denied bail ahead of this year's presidential, parliamentary and local government elections.
17 Jan 2013

Pussy Riot singer refused sentence deferral in Russia

A Russian court's decision not to allow Pussy Riot member Maria Alekhina to defer serving her sentence to a later date has been widely criticised.
16 Jan 2013

Sri Lanka: defending democracy as chief justice impeached

Sri Lanka is facing a constitutional crisis after the chief justice was impeached, in a process ruled unlawful by the supreme court. The bid by cabinet members to replace her with one of their own legal advisers has been widely criticised as an attack on the independence of the judiciary. Pro-democracy activists are challenging the move, despite the danger they face from an increasingly dictatorial regime.
8 Jan 2013

Obama must correct Guantanamo failure in second term, says Amnesty

President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantanamo detention facility, Amnesty International has said.
4 Jan 2013

Chinese writer’s death in prison a ‘bitter blow’ for freedom

The reported death of a celebrated Uighur writer in a Chinese prison is an indictment of freedom of expression, Amnesty International says.
4 Jan 2013

G4S nominated as as ‘worst corporation of 2012’

Security multinational G4S, which branded itself a shambles over the Olympics staffing crisis, has been shortlisted among the world’s most shameful firms of 2012.

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