Rights
Russian activist Lev Ponomaryov jailed, again
By Gregory L. White Senior U.S. officials visiting Moscow this week got a vivid demonstration of the pressure Russia’s human-rights community faces: an empty seat at the breakfast table. Undersecretary of State William Burns and White House...
OSCE/ODIHR deploys mission to observe parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened its election observation mission for the 10 October parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan. "The upcoming parliamentary elections will be an important test of Kyrgyzstan...
McCain condemns Russian arrests of human rights advocates
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today made the following statement regarding the violent crackdown on, and detention of, Russian democracy and human rights advocates, including former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov: “This weekend, brave Russian...
OSCE holds roundtable discussion on Moldova's hate crimes legislation
Moldova's draft hate crimes legislation was the focus of an OSCE roundtable discussion that took place in Chisinau today. The event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)...
Cardin, wicker raise rule of law case ahead of US-Russia summit
Russia should release political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky and show a greater commitment to human rights and rule of law, Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) said on the Senate floor Monday, three days before the U.S. and Russian...
Human rights activists in the North Caucasus continue to be harassed and attacked
by Valery Dzutsev The rapporteur on the human rights situation in the North Caucasus for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Dick Marty, is expected to deliver his report titled “Legal remedies for human rights violations...
US Supreme Court considers major gun case
The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments on Tuesday in a case about gun ownership rights that could have far-reaching implications on the ability of states and local communities to enact and enforce gun control laws. The case stems...
Panel finds racial issues unchanged
A reconstituted panel examining race relations in the United States found few signs of progress since the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation funded the event at Detroit's Wayne State University to update findings...
Czechs segregating Roma students
Two human rights groups hailed a decision by the European Court of Human Rights saying the Czech government indirectly discriminated against Roma students. The European court ruled the Czech government practiced indirect discrimination against Roma...
Egypt recognizes only three religions
Human Rights Watch joined an Egyptian group in calling on Egypt's government to provide more than three religious choices on identity documents. In a 98-page report released Monday, The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Human Rights Watch...
