UN Security Council calls for 'sustainable solutions' for millions in Darfur
The UN Security Council said in a statement Wednesday that they are in support of reviewing and adjusting priorities in its Darfur Peacekeeping Operation, underlining the need for sustainable solutions for more than 2.7 million people...
Russia vetoes UN Security Council investigation into Syria chemical weapons attacks
Russia on Tuesday vetoed the UN Security Council's resolution to extend the UN Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW) investigation into the Syria chemical-weapons attack. In February Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy...
Amnesty: Kazakhstan authorities failing to investigate reports of torture
Kazakhstan authorities are failing to properly investigate reports of torture, Amnesty International (AI) reported on Thursday. According to the group, there have been hundreds of reported instances of human rights violations in Kazakhstan with very few...
UN rights expert criticizes Kazakhstan bill on non-profit organizations
The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association on Thursday cautioned Kazakhstan that its new bill amending the law on non-profit organizations may be detrimental to the existence of such groups...
Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a bill seeking to ban the dissemination to minors of information supporting homosexual relationships. The council found the bill contained poor wording and incorrect formulation, according to...
UN rights expert urges Kazakhstan to protect people living in toxic environments
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and hazardous substances and wastes Baskut Tuncak on Wednesday called on Kazakhstan to increase protections for individuals who live in toxic areas within the country. Tuncak was...
France court approves extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minister
The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday approved the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating USD $6 billion from BTA Bank . The court...
Former Guantanamo detainee's terrorism conviction overturned
The US Court of Military Commission Review on Wednesday set aside the terrorism convictions of former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks . Hicks pleaded guilty in 2007 to providing material support to terrorism, which...
Defense seeks to have charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner
A defense lawyer on Monday sought to have the charges dropped against Guantanamo prisoner Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, arguing that the US is violating international law and the Constitution by prosecuting him for war crimes. The trial for...
US government admits former Guantanamo detainee wrongfully convicted: lawyer
A lawyer for former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks says the US government admitted his conviction was incorrect and did not dispute Hicks' innocence. The US Court of Military Commission Review has not yet...
