Tunisian Quartet Gets Nobel Peace Prize for 2015
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its decisive contribution to the building…
Appeal to Pakistan to End Death Penalty
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has reiterated their call on Pakistan to reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty and investigate cases where uncertain age determination…
Protest: Release Human Rights Defenders in China
The Newseum displays a series of banners on the front of its building at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street that call on the Chinese government to respect basic human rights…
Maldives Urged to Release Imprisoned Former President
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed deep concern that Government of the Maldives after former President Mohammad Nasheed was once again sent…
Will the New Anti-Slavery Law Work in Mauritania?
While applauding the adoption of a new anti-slavery law in Mauritania that doubles, from 10 to 20 years, the maximum prison sentence for slavery crimes and creates special prosecution tribunals…
Will Iran Make a Nuclear Weapon?
Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran (CNFI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability, has launched a new national television advertisement to share growing…