Press Releases

The promise was made by the government in its recently published Common Minimum Program. However, in an address to new trainee police recruits on 5th January, Chief Minister Mohammad Sayeed reportedly...

'The defendants clearly did not receive a fair trial, and to execute them in these circumstances would be in violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which the DRC is a...

'While the Guyanese authorities have the right - and the duty - to protect society from the threat of violence and crime, fundamental human rights cannot be traded in for increased security,' the...

Colonel Budanov, commander of a tank regiment in the Russian army in Chechnya, was on trial in the southern town of Rostov-on-Don for abducting and murdering an 18-year-old Chechen girl Kheda Kungaeva...

'There can be no justification for the deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians. This act is a violation of the basic requirements of international humanitarian law, in particular those protecting...

Two young Women's rights's rightss rights's rights's rights's rights, Tarnum and Tabsum Maniyar, were today pressurized by army officials from Chisapani army camp to retract information given to...

The mission is monitoring the human rights situation in Kenya over the election period. 'Violence is not concentrated on any one party, with attacks being suffered by candidates and supporters on all...

'The review board's statement highlights the misuse of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and provides an ideal opportunity for the government to act to secure the immediate and unconditional release of...

The organisation is closely monitoring the situation of the individuals , including family members of the victims, named in the report, 'Nepal: a deepening human rights crisis' published on 19...

The human rights organisation, which recently published a report revealing systematic torture in Egypt, voiced its concern that the men may have been tortured during interrogation, noting that torture...