Jessica Phelan and Geoffrey CainMay 8, 2013 03:41

The former judge heading the panel says he has already been inundated with requests from people wishing to testify.

Profiles in Dissidence: Why China is crushing a Mongolian intellectual

Benjamin CarlsonMarch 5, 2013 07:01

HONG KONG — Despite 17 years in prison, Hada remains one of the most recognized figures in Inner Mongolia — the resource-rich province that China refuses to give up.

Zambian opposition warns of looming dictatorship

Erin Conway-SmithFebruary 17, 2013 07:02

JOHANNESBURG — An island of calm among its chaotic neighbors, Zambia long seemed a democratic model for Africa: opposition parties won elections, results were largely unchallenged and power transferred peacefully. That appears to be changing.

Alex PearlmanJanuary 11, 2013 17:04

Turkey has some serious human rights issues

A number of right groups have sent an open letter to President Obama asking for a firmer hand dealing with Turkey. We lay out what the problems are.

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sits in Parliament on December 10, 2012. Erdogan has been behind many repressive new laws that human rights groups say violate political freedoms. ( ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

In an open letter to President Obama today, a number of rights organizations expressed their concern with the continuing human rights situation in Turkey, specifically calling on the administration to take a stronger hand with Prime Minister Erdogan.

Abu Qatada extradition: Suspected terrorist wins appeal to stay in UK, gets bail

Jessica PhelanNovember 12, 2012 10:46

Britain cannot extradite radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan, after judge ruled that he would not get a fair trial there.

Lyudmila Alexeyeva, veteran human rights activist, fears her 85th birthday party is illegal in Russia

Jessica PhelanJune 28, 2012 13:58

"There will be more than 200 guests," Alexeyeva reportedly wrote on her blog. "People are sure to walk in groups. In such cases a police escort is needed."

Jessica PhelanJune 12, 2012 06:48

Chatter: Syrian children 'used as human shields'

Syria is accused of committing atrocities against children, Russia braces for protests, and it's official: a dingo really did take the baby.

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Syria is accused of committing atrocities against children, Russia braces for protests, and it's official: a dingo really did take the baby.

In Latin America, man bites watchdog

Simeon TegelJune 8, 2012 06:16

LIMA, Peru — The Inter-American human rights system is coming under pressure from Latin American governments angry at what they regard as meddling in their internal affairs. The attacks have been led by Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his Ecuadorean and Bolivian counterparts, Rafael Correa and Evo Morales, the three leading members of Chavez’s leftist “Bolivarian” alliance of the Americas known as ALBA.

Syria in danger of 'full-fledged conflict,' says UN's Navi Pillay

Jessica PhelanJune 1, 2012 10:42

"The situation in Syria might descend into a full-fledged conflict and the future of the country, as well as the region as a whole could be in grave danger," Navi Pillay says.

Jessica PhelanJune 1, 2012 06:51

Chatter: UN meets on Syria crisis

The UN's highest human rights body discusses atrocities in Syria, John Edwards walks free, and Brazilian lawmakers dispose of some decidedly frilly evidence.

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The UN's highest human rights body discusses atrocities in Syria, John Edwards walks free, and Brazilian lawmakers dispose of some decidedly frilly evidence.