Anti-slavery activists in Mauritania have been the objects of repeated acts of harassment and intimidation by the authorities.

“The government is killing our people through starvation and hunger. It is better to attack us in one place than just waiting here together to die. If you attack us, some of us could run, and some could survive

Eye witnesses said that demonstrations sites have turned into a battle field with confrontations, attacks and retreats between riot police and protesters who were affected badly by the huge amounts of tear gas

Under international law, Kuwait has an obligation to ensure the protection of its residents from arbitrary arrest or detention. Criminalizing an individual’s gender expression and identity violates

In April, then-foreign minister Nabil al-Araby announced that Egypt would ratify the Rome Statute, which created the International Criminal Court, and said that Egypt was “currently

Bloggers have a large share of the crackdown. On 8 Dec. the Immigration Authority arrested Guevara Nemer, Syrian photographer and film producer, while on her way to UAE to attend Dubai Film Festival with a group of Syrian artists and media professionals

The violations committed now are just a new episode in the series of repression. In Sudan, the authority does not tolerate criticism not only on political level, but it also takes any comment on the deteriorated economic situation since

Asked about the evidence to support these charges, the attorney said, “Mr. Deraz-Shamshir took part in a reporting training course in the city of Baku

It is high time that the new authorities assume their responsibility as regards all these problems

The organization said that the drafting of the new constitution was a key opportunity to embed human rights into the country’s institutions, and called for the new document to enshrine the principle of non-discrimination and independence of the judiciary

The Interior Ministry issued a statement on January 11, 2012, saying that it will “absolutely not allow the brothers who are illegal residents to organize any rallies

Sollom told Human Rights Watch that in addition to his January 4 letter he had sent another letter on December 29 to the ministry requesting permission to attend the appeals trial of the medics.

The Syrian information ministry said it was aware of “an incident involving foreign journalists in Homs” but did not have any details.

Human Rights Watch has previously documented what seem to be efforts by the Syrian government to deceive the Arab League monitors by transferring hundreds of detainees to improvised holding centers at military sites that

The Iranian Internet police (http://www.cyberpolice.ir/) published a new, 20-point set of regulations for Internet cafés on 3 January. Clients are required to show identification while managers must install surveillance cameras

The fact remains that among the bosses recently appointed, there are figures from the previous regime, such as Mohamed Néjib Ouerghi

In its indictment, the Revolutionary Court waged the following accusations against Razzaghi: - Forming a group with the intent to overthrow the regime and act against national security

Human Rights Watch has confirmed the deaths of 270 protesters and bystanders during attacks by government security forces and gangs on largely peaceful demonstrations against Saleh’s rule in 2011, most in the capital,

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information released today the 43rd of its non periodical Wasla

Vahid Asghri and other accused individuals were physically and psychologically tortured while in custody and were forced to appear in televised confessions

Amnesty International said the security forces in Bahrain unnecessarily used force when they fired tear gas to disperse the protesters

Under international law, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The government has officially acknowledged executing 17 people already this year, although Amnesty International has received information suggesting at least 39 people may have been put to death in the first week of 2012 alone

According to Human Rights House of Iran, Iranian security agents, who introduced themselves as judicial agents

Human rights were espoused as a reason in favour of a military intervention in Libya, but the Security Council, stymied by Russia and China in particular, had by the end of the year only issued a weak statement condemning the violence in Syria.

Human Rights Watch said that these measures will enhance the mission’s credibility, which has been clouded by the appointment as its chief of Gen. Mohammed Ahmed al-Dabi, a former head of Sudan’s military intelligence

In this context, the undersigned organizations like to point to the long history of peaceful struggle driven by the Arab Human Rights Movement with the Egyptian movement in its heart, which enabled organizations

Teargas was fired at New York Times correspondent Nick Kristof and his cameraman on 9 December and their equipment was damaged

GCHR, BCHR and CIHRS believe that the security forces attack on human rights defender Nabeel Rajab is directly related to his legitimate work in defense of human rights and democracy in Bahrain

The journalist Abdelhakim Thi’il was freed at the end of December after being kidnapped in October and held incommunicado for two months in a national