10 September 10 - From InfoSud/News agencies: Former US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger’s appearance in Geneva for the Annual Global Strategic Review conference (Sept. 10-12) has sparked controversy by those who think he should be brought before an international court on war crimes charges for his (...) Read

9 September 10 - From Human Rights Watch: Congolese authorities should open a prompt, impartial, and thorough investigation of the abduction and ill-treatment of a human rights defender in North Kivu province in late August. Read

1 September 10 - From the BBC: On the eve of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, the US has appealed to both sides not to let the killing of four Jewish settlers near Hebron derail the talks. Read

1 September 10 - Two of the nation’s most influential human rights organisations have filed a lawsuit challenging the government’s authority to carry out "targeted killings" of US citizens located far from any armed conflict zone. Read

31 August 10 - From the Guardian: As the Guardian reported last week, a 600-page report by the UN high commissioner for human rights was leaked, documenting the role of Rwanda in possible genocide in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the late (...) Read

27 August 10 - From the Wall Street Journal: This week’s massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants in Mexico highlights a paradox the government here doesn’t like to talk about: While it complains about the treatment of its own undocumented workers in the U.S., Mexico can be a far worse (...) Read

25 August 10 - From Amnesty International: The Yemeni authorities must stop sacrificing human rights in the name of security as they confront threats from al-Qa’ida, Zaidi Shi’a rebels in the north, and address growing demands for secession in the (...) Read

24 August 10 - From OHCHR: The international independent fact-finding mission of high-level experts appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to inquire into the Gaza flotilla incident on Sunday began a two-week visit to Turkey (22-29 August) and Jordan (29 August – 4 September) to (...) Read

16 August 10 - From CNN: As many as four African migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea trying to cross into Israel from Egypt’s Sinai desert were shot dead by smugglers and 10 others were wounded, according to state media. Read

14 August 10 - From UN News: The head of the United Nations human rights office in Colombia has strongly condemned the bombing early yesterday morning in the capital, Bogotá, which damaged a number of buildings, including one housing a radio station and a news (...) Read