News Archive
| 29.10.09 | Zimbabwe: United Nations torture official deported A United Nations official has been deported from Zimbabwe in a show of political strength by Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party. read more | |
| 26.10.09 | China: Detainees ‘Disappeared’ After Xinjiang Protests Human Rights Watch calls the Chinese government for immediate accountability for all detainees in its custody and allow independent investigations into the July 2009 protests in Urumqi and their aftermath. read more | |
| 22.10.09 | Peru: IACHR ruled against the state of Peru in case of enforced disappearance Inter American Court of Human Rights has sentenced the Peruvian state in case 11,385 on the forced disappearance of Kenneth Ney Anzualdo Castro that took place on 16 December 1993. read more |  |
| 22.10.09 | Ecuador: Ratification of the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Last 20th October the State of Ecuador has deposited the instrument for ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All People against Enforced Disappearances. Ecuador makes the 16th country to ratify this treaty. Only other four ratifications are needed for the Convention... read more | |
| 19.10.09 | Mother of disappeared activist takes plight to Europe Editha Burgos, mother of disappeared Philippines activist Jonas Burgos, and Chairperson of Desaparecidos (Families of Desaparecidos for Justice), arrived in London on 15 October on the first leg of a European tour to highlight the plight of her missing son, who was dragged by gunmen in broad... read more |  |
| 19.10.09 | Pakistan: HRCP calls for immediate demilitarisation of Balochistan The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) calls for immediate demilitarisation of Balochistan as the first confidence-building measure to start a political dialogue in the province and warns if corrective actions are not taken immediately with the concurrence of Balochistan's people, the... read more | |
| 19.10.09 | Zimbabwe: First visit by a UN Rapporteur scheduled for end October The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, has been invited by the Government of Zimbabwe to visit the country from 28 October to 4 November 2009. It is the first time ever that the Zimbabwean authorities have extended such an... read more | |
| 15.10.09 | Chechnya: President Kadyrov libel trial reveals danger faced by human rights activists The information that came to light during a trial initiated by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov against human rights activist Oleg Orlov has served to highlight the dangers faced by human rights activists working on Chechnya, Amnesty International has said. read more | |
| 09.10.09 | Philippines: Euro Commission grants 3.9 million euros to help solve killings Responding to the Philippine government’s request for technical assistance in the area of human rights, the European Commission (EC) has pegged in 3.9 million euros or approximately p270 million to jumpstart a program that will address issues of extrajudicial killings in the country. read more | |
| 02.10.09 | Zimbabwe: Prosecution of Jestina Mukoko and eight other human rights activist ended Zimbabwe's Supreme Court ordered a permanent stay of the criminal proceedings against Jestina Mukoko and eight other human rights activists ended last Monday 28th of September. The director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the other activists were facing criminal proceedings on charges of... read more |  |