Kazakstan: Struggle Ahead for Wives of Janaozen Convicts
Region: KazakhstanStruggling to support families, they believe their husbands were made scapegoats for 2011 bloodshed. By Saule Mukhametrakhimova, Almaz Kumenov - Ayno Dary... more
Views: 651Armenia’s Prison System Rocked by Protests
Region: ArmeniaHuman rights defenders say convicts driven to desperation by poor conditions and unheeding officials. By Karine Ionesyan Armenia’s prison system has been rocked by an outbreak of protests,... more
Views: 874Washington Showing Support for International Court
Region: United StatesUS steers clear of joining International Criminal Court, but it is now much more aligned with the court's goals than ever before. By Blake Evans-Pritchard Although the... more
Views: 703Kenya's Special High Court Confronts Challenges
Region: KenyaProposals for an international division of Kenyan high court are widely welcomed, though experts say securing justice for past election violence remains a challenge. By Bernard Mom... more
Views: 590Uzbekistan’s Secret Service in Prisons
Region: UzbekistanRights activists says Tashkent security men interrogate detainees and abduct asylum-seekers in Russia with impunity. By News Briefing Central Asia Officers from Uzbekist... more
Views: 1016Bosnia:Identifying War Victim's Remains
Region: Bosnia and HerzegowinaBy David Nelson Painstaking task of identifying remains of war victims and matching them to living relatives. The bones of a young man in his twenties rest on a metal table in the Bosnian town of T... more
Views: 823Cuban Journalist Forced to End Hunger Strike
Region: CubaAuthorities order water withheld from Calixto Martínez Arias. By Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez Independent journalist Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias, a r... more
Views: 703Hague Tribunal Upheld Life Sentence for Milan Lukic
Region: Bosnia and HerzegowinaProsecutors said police reservist grew into "efficient" killer who "enjoyed himself". By Rachel Irwin - Appeals judges at the Hague tribunal this week uphe... more
Views: 628Kenyan Chief Justice Announces International Division of the High Court
Region: Kenya
Groundbreaking development made public at IWPR programme launch. By Simon Jennings Kenyan chief justice Willy Mutunga used the launch of a media project run by IWPR and the Wayamo Commu... more
Views: 981Uzbek Jails and Political Prisoners
Region: UzbekistanBy News Briefing Central Asia - News Briefing Central Asia A leading Central Asian human rights defender says the internati... more
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