Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Syrian National Council re-elects Ghalioun as president
By Reuters
May 15th 2012
AMMAN: The Syrian National Council opposition group re-elected liberal politician Burhan Ghalioun as president at a meeting …
Saudi Arabia turns deaf ear to Olympic women
By Eman Al Nafjan
April 18th 2012
This is not just about including Saudi women in the London 2012. It’s much more …
The UK Border Agency’s lack of speed is a problem. Lack of fairness is worse
By Donna Covey
April 15th 2012
The Home Affairs Select Committee once again hit the headlines last week with a damning report …
Pakistan: Women’s Day
March 7th 2012
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission
Unheard and unwanted, rape continues to be used as a tool …
The hidden lives of child widows
By Margaret Owen
March 1st 2012
Child widows, some less than ten years old, face bleak futures as they bear the triple …
Women and Islam: A HRW debate
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images: An Egyptian woman looking on during a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the …
National Women’s Day
By Mavra Bari
February 13th 2012
Civil society organisations and human rights activists expressed disappointment at the National Commission on the Status …
Human Rights Watch on the ISI
January 31st 2012
After the completion of the judicial inquiry into journalist Saleem Shahzad’s murder, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has …
Broadening the notion of justice
By Yvette Selim
February 1st 2012
While the calls for justice abound in the aftermath of conflict or political transition, there is …
