Azerbaijan Releases Human Rights Lawyer Intigam Aliyev
The Azerbaijani authorities today released prominent human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev in what Amnesty International billed an overdue step towards…
JNU Students Approach Human Rights Commission
Student leaders have written a letter to the National Human Rights Commission, which many believe is a toothless department that…
Amnesty Seeks Human Rights Access in Morocco
Salil Shetty, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, is visiting Rabat on 17-18 March to meet Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane…
UN to Assess Rights of Women in Cambodia
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia announced Thursday she will be visiting the…
South Sudan: UN Report on Killings and Rapes
A new report on South Sudan published Friday by the UN Human Rights Office describes “in searing detail” a multitude…
Human Rights Defenders Attacked in Russia
The violent assault on human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists in the Russian Republic of Ingushetia is further evidence of…