UN Report Highlights Abuse as ‘Drug Treatment’
(Geneva) –A United Nations report about torture and other abuses in healthcare settings points to the need for donors to [...]
Somalia: Woman Alleging Rape Cleared, Journalist Convicted
(Nairobi) – An appeals court’s ruling to uphold the conviction of a journalist who interviewed a woman alleging rape by government [...]
UAE: Ensure Fair Trial of 94 Political Activists
(Beirut) – The trial of 94 Emirati citizens accused of crimes against national security on March 4, 2013, raises serious [...]
Egypt: Officials Turn Blind Eye to Port Said Police Abuses
(Cairo) – The newly appointed investigative judge looking into the January violence in Port Said should fully examine police responsibility [...]
US: Violence Against Women Act Renewed
(Washington, DC) – Bipartisan efforts to ensure the safety of all domestic violence victims should continue following the vote in Congress [...]
Bahrain: No Progress on Reform
(Manama) – Bahrain’s rulers have made no progress on key reform promises, failing to release unjustly imprisoned activists or to [...]