December 11, 2008
EU: Accept Portugal’s Call to Take Guantanamo Detainees
First Formal Call for Resettlement From an EU Government
December 11, 2008
US Limits Military Aid to Nations Using Child Soldiers
Afghanistan, Chad, DRC, Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Uganda May be Affected
December 11, 2008
UN: General Assembly to Address Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Statement affirms promise of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 11, 2008
Chaos in the 9/11 Courtroom
In Guantánamo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants don't know the rules -- and neither does the judge.
December 11, 2008
Uzbekistan: Imprisoned Activists’ Health in Danger
UN Body Should Urge Their Immediate Release, End to Repression
December 10, 2008
Zimbabwe: International Organizations Call for End to Abductions of Activists
Rights Defenders Need International Protection
December 10, 2008
China: Retaliation for Signatories of Rights Charter
Critic Liu Xiaobo Remains in Police Custody
December 10, 2008
US: Protect Women Fleeing Violence
Asylum Rules for Domestic Violence Survivors Have Languished for Eight Years
December 10, 2008
Jury Convicts Taylor Jr. in First US Prosecution for Torture Abroad
December 10, 2008
UN Human Rights Experts Call upon CND to Support Harm Reduction
Letter to the Commission on Narcotic Drugs from UN Special Rapporteurs
December 10, 2008
"The Price of Rights"
The lasting legacy of the UDHR is the knowledge that governments that abuse human rights do so at a cost