June 25, 2012
US Supreme Court: Positive Youth Sentencing Ruling
Recognizes Juveniles’ Different Status; Bans Mandatory Life Without Parole
June 25, 2012
US: Immigrants at Risk After Mixed Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Law
Congress Should Enact Immigration Reform that Protects Rights
June 25, 2012
Saudi Arabia: An Olympic Advance for Women
Too Early to Cheer When Millions of Girls Barred From Sport
June 25, 2012
EU: Turn Rights Promises Into Actions
Foreign Ministers Adopt Landmark Human Rights Package
June 25, 2012
Mercury Treaty: Ban Mercury Use by Child Gold Miners
Public Health Strategies Needed in Treaty to Address Toxic Threat
June 22, 2012
Rio + 20: Outcome Document Undermined by Rights Opponents
Final Document Falls Short on Corporate Accountability and Reproductive Rights
June 22, 2012
Iraqi Kurdistan: ‘Insulting’ Religion Bill Threatens Free Speech
Penalties Include 10-Year Prison Term, Closing of Media
June 21, 2012
South Sudan: Arbitrary Detentions, Dire Prison Conditions
Plight of Prisoners Points to Urgent Need for Reforms
June 21, 2012
Russia: Flawed Trial of Environmental Activists
Dubious Charges, Harsh Sentences Seem Designed to Silence Zoologist, Geologist
June 21, 2012
Bahrain: Reject Confessions Linked to Torture
Prosecution Using Tainted Evidence in Protest Leaders’ Retrial
June 21, 2012
Senegal: US Urges Action on Chadian Ex-Dictator’s Trial
Clinton Says Hissène Habré’s “Victims Deserve Justice and Their Day in Court”
June 21, 2012
Egypt: Military Power Grab Creates Conditions for Abuse
Decrees Embed Armed Forces’ Role in Law Enforcement
June 20, 2012
Central Asia: Five Years of EU Engagement
Impact on Rights Hampered by Lack of Clear Expectations, Policy Consequences
June 20, 2012
Uzbekistan: US Report Fails Child Labor Victims
Unwillingness to Impose Meaningful Consequences Allows Abuses to Continue