Syrian security forces randomly shot open rounds at crowds attending funeral processions in Homs on Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding many others. The funeral processions were being held for those killed in crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters the...
Cables Note US-Supported Atrocities in Philippines
The government of the Philippines is one of the biggest recipients of US military aid in all of Asia, despite recently hosting one of the worst waves of human rights violations in its history. Numerous embassy cables released by WikiLeaks acknowledge systematic...
Anti-Terror Laws in Nigeria Threaten Civil Liberties
Nigeria has passed sweeping anti-terrorism legislation giving its president the power to declare any group a terrorist organization, imprison convicted members for as long as 20 years, and search without a warrant. Even so called "moral assistance" for such designated...
Turkish Navy Will Escort Gaza-Bound Aid Ships
The Turkish navy will significantly increase its presence in the eastern Mediterranean and plans to escort civilian ships carrying aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as part of a "more aggressive strategy" following the release of the UN Palmer report on the 2010...
CIA Cooperated with Gadhafi on Torture and Renditions
The Central Intelligence Agency rendered terrorism suspects to Muammar Gadhafi's Libya, knowing they would be tortured, according to documents uncovered in Tripoli. The documents were found by the Human Rights Watch in the abandoned offices of Libya's former spy chief...
Australia Eyes Assange Arrest as Cables Published
Australia Eyes Assange Arrest as Cables Published | Attorney General says intelligence official named
At Least 17 Killed in Syria Protest Crackdown
At Least 17 Killed in Syria Protest Crackdown | Clashes reported at hospitals as medical workers accused of abuse
JSOC: America’s Other Secretive Killers
JSOC: America’s Other Secretive Killers
NATO Warns Libyan Rebels to Stop Weapons Looting
NATO Warns Libyan Rebels to Stop Weapons Looting | Insists smugglers making off with surface-to-air missiles
IAEA Expressed ‘Concern’ About Iran
IAEA Expressed ‘Concern’ About Iran | Still offers no public evidence of allegations