Rights group urges Kuwait to release 2 in detention for Internet message
Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday urged Kuwait to immediately release two men being detained for posting messages on the Internet criticizing Middle East rulers. HRW reported that in June authorities detained and investigated Nasser Abul...
AI report: Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity
Syria security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during an operation to suppress demonstrations in the Western town of Tell Kalakh, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report published Wednesday. AI said...
UN rights chief says Middle East revolutions show international desire for human rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday that the recent wave of Middle East and North African protests and revolutions showed a basic need for human rights . Pillay recounted the efforts...
Rights groups welcome verdict but criticize trial of Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali
Three human rights groups released a joint statement Wednesday in support of the sentencing of former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali but also criticizing his trial as unfair. The...
Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 35 years
Former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali and his wife were sentenced Monday by a Tunisian court after being found guilty in absentia on charges of theft and unlawful possession of money and...
The trial in absentia of former Tunisian president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali began Monday, over charges ranging from murder and conspiracy to trafficking and drug use. Ben Ali fled Tunisia to Saudi Arabia...
ICC warns Libya regime against covering up possible war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo declared on Wednesday that any authority attempting to cover up crimes in Libya will be held accountable. In a letter sent to Libyan Foreign Minister Abdelati Obeidi [AFP...
Social media creating new opportunities for rights activists: AI report
Recent revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa have demonstrated the unique opportunities that social media has created for human rights activists, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released on Friday. However, repressive governments...
Amnesty International (AI) accused forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi of committing war crimes in Misratah in a report on Thursday. According to the report, Gaddafi's troops have employed excessive use of...
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Wednesday announced that an investigation has uncovered enough evidence to allow him to pursue warrants for forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi ...
