China's oppression of Uyghurs remains largely ignored by the global community
Mehmet Tohti : "Horrible video footage posted on the internet regarding the July 5th Urumqi massacre has brought some international attention and at the same time revealed the bitter reality that can be summarized as...
US religious freedom report adds Iraq, Nigeria to countries of particular concern
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its annual report on worldwide religious freedoms, elevating Iraq and Nigeria to its list of "countries of particular concern" (CPC) and adding six new...
The US State Department (DOS) on Wednesday released its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the new Barack Obama administration...
Kazakhstan parliament approves legislation requiring two-party representation
The Kazakhstan Parliament on Thursday approved legislation designed to ensure that there is representation from at least two political parties in the lawmaking body. The election law reform measure is seen as a way to...
Corruption cases are increasing in Russia and now account for about 1.5 percent of recorded crimes there, First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman reported in an interview printed Monday in the newspaper...
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev Thursday signed anti-corruption legislation passed by the country's parliament earlier this month. Medvedev has pushed anti-corruption reforms since taking office in May. The new law imposes income reporting requirements on persons...
Kazakhstan has fallen short on its pledges to reform election laws before it takes over as chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) , Europe's main security and human rights body, in 2010, Human...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Monday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo Bay detainees to Algeria. The Department says that approximately 60 detainees at the base are eligible for release,...
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday announced the transfer of one Guantanamo Bay detainee to Somaliland. DOD hailed the move as proof of the effectiveness of its review processes and...
Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday announced the transfer of two Guantanamo Bay detainees. One detainee was transferred to Tajikistan and one to Kazakhstan. DOD hailed the move as proof...
