Human rights defender Rasul Jafarov at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly in Baku in June 2014.

Azerbaijan Urged to Release Activists and Journalists

April 20, 2015April 21, 2015 RMN News Activists, Azerbaijan, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Journalists

Azerbaijan’s international partners should insist on the release of wrongfully detained and imprisoned critics as the country prepares to host

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Syria Urged to Release Human Rights Activists

February 20, 2015February 22, 2015 RMN News Human Rights, Syria, UN

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged Syrian authorities to release all those who

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No Nation Is Free of Human Rights Violations: Meenakshi Ganguly

December 23, 2014May 8, 2015 RMN News HRW, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, India, Meenakshi Ganguly, Rakesh Raman

In today’s complex world order replete with political and economic challenges, a vital subject like the human rights is increasingly

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China Bullying Others to Boycott Nobel Ceremony

December 8, 2010November 12, 2011 RMN News Amnesty, China, Human Rights, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize

On Friday, Dec. 10, the Nobel Committee will award jailed Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Peace Prize, as Chinese

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Amnesty Reports Unlawful Killings in Yemen

August 25, 2010November 12, 2011 RMN News al-Qaeda, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Terrorists, Yemen

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that under pressure from the United States and others to confront threats from al-Qaeda,

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Amnesty Hails Conflict Minerals Legislation for Congo

July 20, 2010November 12, 2011 RMN News Amnesty International, Conflict, Congo, Human Rights, Legislation, Minerals, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama

Amnesty International executive director Larry Cox issued the following statement Monday regarding legislation on conflict minerals that was included in