Hungary prosecutors charge accused Nazi with war crimes
June 18, 2013
Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old Hungarian man, with the unlawful execution and torture of people in connection with the Holocaust. Slovakian authorities began the investigation of Csatary in September after he was arrested on allegations of abusing and assistin....... [more] 
Rights groups: death penalty in US states violates human rights
June 18, 2013
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Monday released summary findings concluding that the use of the death penalty in California and Louisiana violates human rights. The report concludes that the way the death penalty is used in Calif....... [more]
Sri Lanka government ceased investigations into possible human rights abuses
June 16, 2013
On June 16, 2009, the Sri Lankan government ceased investigations into possible human rights abuses that allegedly occurred during the 25 year civil war between the government and a separatist militant organization, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The investigations began in 2007, and w....... [more]
UN rights council condemns foreign military involvement in Syria
June 15, 2013
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution the use of foreign fighters in the Syrian Civil War, responding to an influx of foreign militants on both sides of the conflict, including Lebanese Hezbollah militants supporting the Syrian government. The resolution did not call for a stopp....... [more]
UN expert calls on Israel to end Gaza blockade
June 15, 2013
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories Richard Falk on Friday called on Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip. The blockade, which restricts the flow of goods and people into the region through heavily-guarded border-cro....... [more]
HRW: Cambodia land redistribution campaign open to corruption
June 14, 2013
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on Cambodia's donors to oppose a land titling campaign created by Prime Minister Hun Sen, alleging that it lacks accountability and transparency and is prone to abuse. Hun Sen announced on Monday that the program will be suspended until after the country....... [more]
UN rights office: Syria death toll at 93,000
June 13, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Thursday that the death toll in the Syrian conflict has now reached at least 93,000. According to the UN's data specialists, this estimate represents only recorded deaths where the name, location and date of death were reported. For those c....... [more]
Zimbabwe court begins trial of human rights lawyer
June 11, 2013
A Zimbabwe court on Monday began the trial of Beatrice Mtetwa, a prominent human rights lawyer charged with obstruction of justice and unruly behavior towards police forces. Mtetwa was arrested in March for allegedly interfering with a police search of her clients' office, but she contends that she....... [more]
UN counterterrorism expert urges greater clarity in US policies
June 8, 2013
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson on Friday urged the Obama administration to provide more clarity on its counterterrorism policies. While Emmerson's office recently released a statement strongly in favor of the new policies laid out in a speech by US President....... [more]
UN rights expert concerned over Palestinian rights violations
June 8, 2013
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, on Thursday emphasized in a speech to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that efforts to mask the human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory cannot disguise how Israe....... [more]
Cambodia criminalizes denial of Khmer Rouge atrocities
June 7, 2013
Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously approved a bill on Friday making it a crime to deny that atrocities were committed the Khmer Rouge regime. The bill passed while minority leaders were excluded from the legislature. Critics including Human Rights Watch (HRW) allege the law is merely a ploy to....... [more]
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