Nepal: Dalits beaten for requesting access to drinking water
Region: NepalTwo Dalits Karna Bahadur BK and Bimala BK in Dailekh district have been beaten for requesting access to drinking water, the state-owned Gorkhapatra daily reports on Saturday. According to the report, locals Jay Ba... more
Views: 1927Egypt: Hunger Strikes Draw Attention to the Plight of Syrians
Region: EgyptBy Amira Al Hussaini Syrian activists and artists abroad have been on hunger strike for almost two weeks, to draw attention to the atrocities being committed by the Syrian regime against their people. In Cairo, s... more
Views: 897Bahrain's High Court of Appeals Upholds Life Imprisonment Against Opposition Leaders
Region: BahrainBy Amira Al Hussaini Bahrain's High Court of Appeals upheld [2] jail sentences against 20 opposition figures accused of plotting to overthrow the regime today [September 4, 2012]. While international human rights organ... more
Views: 1080Kazakstan Legal Case Viewed as Too Flawed to be Fair
Region: KazakhstanProsecutors accuse three defendants of plotting against state, though little solid evidence has been presented. By Andrei Grishin The legal case against three leading ... more
Views: 1099Vague Civil Society advocacy in Nepal: a context of under-cared peace process
Region: NepalCivil Society in Nepal The Civil Society in any country is a top-conscious community with diverse settings, capable of debating political, socio-economic and religious-cultural issues. It represents the existing str... more
Views: 1733US Administration Urged to Press Tashkent on Political Prisoner Issues
Region: Uzbekistan
By News Briefing Central Asia - News Briefing Central Asia The top United States diplomat dealing with Central Asia was quizzed about political prisoners in Uzbeki... more
Views: 1152Birds Farming Go Bust in Tamil Nadu
Region: IndiaThe lucrative business of emu bird farming in Tamil Nadu that has attracted huge investors has gone bust. Cases are registered against farm owners for cheating a large number of investors in commercial rearing of the emu b... more
Views: 1682Wartime Bosnian Serb Army Commander to be Filmed Constantly in Court
Region: Bosnia and HerzegowinaPresiding judge accuses defendant of repeated improper communication with public gallery. By Rachel Irwin Wartime Bosnian Serb army commander R... more
Views: 1086Rape Cases Challenging to Prosecute in Georgia
Region: GeorgiaVictims often don't even file cases, or drop them later because legal process is so traumatic. By Nino Gvedashvili As the Georgian parliament looks at ways of combating sexual violence mo... more
Views: 1468Human Rights abuses continue unabated in Pakistani Kashmir
Region: PakistanMuzaffarabad A human rights group in Pakistan administrated Kashmir has expressed concerns over growing incidents of human rights violations, mainly attacks on journalists. “We are concerned over de... more
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