HREA - The Global Human Rights Education Network

[headlines] International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - 17 May

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:34:38 +0000

Helen Clark: Statement for International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia 17 May 2013 Last month, my country, New Zealand, became

[headlines] Bangladesh: UN Special Rapporteur to assess the situation of violence against women

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:04:34 +0000

GENEVA (16 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit Bangladesh from 20 to 29 May 2013 to assess the situation of violence against women its causes and consequences in the country. This is first visit to Bangladesh

[headlines] Bulgaria's elections competetive and well run, but trust in process is lacking

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:01:17 +0000

SOFIA, 13 May 2013 – Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on 12 May were held in a competitive environment, fundamental freedoms were respected, and the administration of elections was well managed, although the campaign was

[headlines] Syria: Surge required in humanitarian response to needs

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:39:45 +0000

13-05-2013 News Release Geneva (ICRC) – More than two years after the onset of the crisis, the conflict and its fallout in adjacent countries have developed into a major humanitarian catastrophe. With no political solution in sight

[headlines] OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for presidential election in Mongolia

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:23:51 +0000

ULAANBAATAR, 13 May 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the 26 June presidential election in Mongolia. ODIHR was invited by the

[headlines] New wave of arrests and harassment of Chad's opposition

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:29:25 +0000

Amnesty International Press release9 May 2013 Scores of parliamentarians, journalists, army officers and civilians arrested since the beginning of the month by the Chadian authorities must either be charged with recognizable crimes or

[headlines] IACHR takes case involving Venezuela to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:57:46 +0000

IACHR Press releaseMay 9, 2013Washington, D.C. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) filed an application with the Inter-American Court of Human rights in Case No. 12.828, Marcel Granier et. al. RCTV,

[headlines] Egypt risks drifting further away from human rights ideals that drove revolution

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:19:36 +0000

GENEVA (8 May 2013) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged the Egyptian Government to take steps to ensure that the current version of a draft law on civil society organizations is laid open to careful

[headlines] Mali: All sides must abide by laws of war, urges Human Rights Watch

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:05:16 +0000

Civilian Protection, Respect of Prisoners Crucial in Possible Kidal Operation (Nairobi) May 7, 2013 – All warring parties in northern Mali are obligated to abide by the laws of war in the event of a Malian military

[headlines] US faces gaps in protecting human rights in business activities

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:17:01 +0000

2 May 2013 – Despite progress and innovation in key sectors of the United States’ economy, too many loopholes remain to adequately protect human rights from adverse business practices, a group of United Nations independent experts today

[headlines] World Press Freedom Day - 3 May 2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:10:44 +0000

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE 3 May 2013 Journalists targeted in on-going conflict in Syria Scores of journalists reporting on human rights abuses in Syria have been killed, arbitrarily arrested,

[headlines] Egypt: Journalists still challenging restriction, lack of political will to free press and media

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:27:22 +0000

Press release ANHRICairo, 2nd May 2013The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said that the world will celebrate on Friday 3rd of May, the World Press Freedom Day, while

[headlines] Journalists must work in safety reminds OSCE Chairperson on World Press Freedom Day

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:37:05 +0000

KYIV, 2 May 2013 – Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara stressed the importance of the OSCE participating

[headlines] Malaysia: Violence, cyber attacks threaten elections

Thu, 02 May 2013 07:07:47 +0000

(Bangkok) May 1, 2013 – Malaysia’s ruling party and opposition leaders should rein in their supporters to end intimidation and violence that threaten general elections slated for May 5, 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. The Royal

[headlines] Argentina: UN Special Rapporteur calls for guarantees and respect for the independence of the judiciary

Wed, 01 May 2013 10:37:23 +0000

GENEVA (30 April 2013) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur Gabriela Knaul urged today the Government of Argentina to reconsider the draft bills on the reform of the Judicial Council (Consejo de la Magistratura) and the regulation of precautionary

[headlines] Japan executions show 'chilling' escalation in death penalty use

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:41:39 +0000

Amnesty International Press release26 April 2013 The execution of two death row inmates in Japan shows that a "chilling" escalation of death penalty use under the new Liberal Democratic government is intensifying, Amnesty

[headlines] Failed talks and spread of war accelerating Sudan's 'Somalization'

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:42:04 +0000

Press release Sudan Democracy First Group 29 April 2013 In a statement issued today, Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG) expressed alarm at the collapse of the recent peace negotiations in Addis Ababa between the Government of Sudan (

[headlines] More than 1.3 million refugees from Syria in dire need of increased international support

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:33:46 +0000

Amnesty International Press release25 April 2013 It is vital that the international community does more to help the increasing number of refugees pouring across borders as they flee the violence in Syria, said Amnesty International in a

[headlines] Russia: Worst human rights climate in post-Soviet era

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:52:20 +0000

Unprecedented Crackdown on Civil Society (Moscow) April 24, 2013 – The Russian government has unleashed a crackdown on civil society in the year since Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency that is unprecedented

[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee publishes report on Portugal

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:15:28 +0000

Strasbourg, 24.04.2013 – At the request of the Portuguese authorities, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) has published today the report on its sixth periodic

[headlines] Council of Europe anti-torture Committee visits Greece

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:04:03 +0000

Strasbourg,

[headlines] Ban meets with UN partners in Washington DC to boost 'quality and equality' of education

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:06:02 +0000

18 April 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his Special Envoy for Education Gordon Brown are in Washington DC to meet with international government and development partners on how to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Global

[headlines] Sudan: Indiscriminate bombing exacerbates humanitarian crisis in Southern Kordofan

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:55:33 +0000

Amnesty International Press release17 April 2013 The UN Security Council and African Union (AU) must take immediate action to halt indiscriminate attacks in Southern Kordofan, Amnesty International said in a new report that highlights

[headlines] OSCE/ODIHR opens election observation mission for early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:18:29 +0000

SOFIA, 16 April 2013 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the 12 May early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.ODIHR was invited by

[headlines] UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary visits Russian Federation

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:28:34 +0000

GENEVA (12 April 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Gabriela Knaul will carry out a visit to the Russian Federation from 15 to 25 April 2013, to assess the independence of judges, lawyers and prosecutors, as well as positive developments

[headlines] C�te d'Ivoire: Soldiers on trial for abuses

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:30:46 +0000

Important Step, but Politically Sensitive Cases Unaddressed (Nairobi) April 11, 2013 – The opening in Côte d’Ivoire on April 11, 2013, of trials against soldiers allegedly implicated in crimes against

[headlines] Death penalty 2012: Despite setbacks, a death penalty-free world came closer

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:33:37 +0000

Amnesty International Press release10 April 2013 Despite some disappointing setbacks in 2012, the global trend towards ending the death penalty continued, Amnesty International found in its