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    Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Mexico's disappeared

    The full human cost of Mexico's bloody drug war during the last six years is only now becoming apparent. Nearly 70,000 people died and more than 26,000 went missing between 2006 and 2012. A scathing new report by Human Rights Watch casts substantial blame for the problem on the country's security forces, which it says have not only been implicated in many of the underlying crimes but have failed to adequately investigate claims by friends and family members of the victims. The result, the report says, is the "most severe crisis of enforced disappearances in Latin America in decades."
    The full human cost of Mexico's bloody drug war during the last six years is only now becoming apparent. Nearly 70,000 people died and more than 26,000 went missing between 2006 and 2012. A scathing new report by Human Rights Watch casts substantial blame...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Mexico, Prosecution, International Law, Armed Conflicts

    2. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. United Arab Emirates trial opens for 94 accused of trying to seize power

    Ninety-four people accused of trying to seize power went on trial Monday in the United Arab Emirates, in a tightly guarded hearing criticized by human rights groups. The suspects allegedly launched an organization that claimed to promote “the...

    Tags: Defendants, Trials, Civil Rights, Litigation, Islam

    3. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Somali court clears woman who alleged rape by security forces

    In Somalia, a court has cleared a woman who had been jailed after she alleged she was raped by state security forces but it has kept the journalist who interviewed her in prison.
    In Somalia, a court has cleared a woman who had been jailed after she alleged she was raped by state security forces but it has kept the journalist who interviewed her in prison. The Mogadishu appeals court found the woman not guilty, reversing an...

    Tags: Punishment, Defendants, Civil Rights, Somalia, Prosecution

    4. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Mexico counts 26,121 missing during Calderon era

    MEXICO CITY — The number of people who went missing in Mexico during the six years of former President Felipe Calderon’s administration stands at 26,121, government officials said Tuesday, a figure that would rank among the worst episodes of "disappearances" in Latin American history.
    MEXICO CITY — The number of people who went missing in Mexico during the six years of former President Felipe Calderon’s administration stands at 26,121, government officials said Tuesday, a figure that would rank among the worst episodes of...

    Tags: International Law, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Mexico, Felipe Calderon

    5. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  5. Group: Syrian missiles kill at least 141 in Aleppo

    BEIRUT (AP) — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
    BEIRUT (AP) — At least 141 people, half of them children, were killed when the Syrian military fired at least four missiles into the northern province of Aleppo last week, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The international rights group said the...

    Tags: Turkey, Civil Rights, Weaponry, NATO, Missile Systems

    6. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Syria troops, rebels battle in Aleppo's old city

    ANTAKYA, Turkey – Clashes between troops and rebels flared up Tuesday in the heart of Aleppo’s old city in northern Syria.
    ANTAKYA, Turkey – Clashes between troops and rebels flared up Tuesday in the heart of Aleppo’s old city in northern Syria. The rebels seized the centuries-old Umayyad Mosque, which for months has been used as a military encampment and...

    Tags: International Law, United Nations, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Rebellions

    7. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Philippines to pay more than $200 million to Marcos-era victims

    The Philippines is pulling more than $200 million from the Swiss bank accounts of ousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos to compensate people tortured, raped and detained while he was in power, under a new law signed Monday.
    The Philippines is pulling more than $200 million from the Swiss bank accounts of ousted strongman Ferdinand Marcos to compensate people tortured, raped and detained while he was in power, under a new law signed Monday. Victims of abuse during the...

    Tags: Laws, Civil Rights, Lawyers, Human Rights, Justice System

    8. Feb 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Qatar cuts poet's life term to 15 years in jail; outcry persists

    A Qatari poet jailed for verses deemed seditious and insulting to his nation's emir faces 15 years behind bars after an appeals court cut back on his prison term Monday. Human rights groups were outraged in November when a Qatari court first ruled...

    Tags: Revolutions, Punishment, Civil Rights, Qatar, Amnesty International

    9. Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. U.N.: Indian Ocean claims hundreds as 'one of the deadliest' waters

    By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived.
    By the time their rickety boat was rescued last week off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka, nearly a hundred of the weakened passengers had lost their lives – roughly three times as many as survived. The starving people had endured nearly two...

    Tags: Bodies of Water, Sri Lanka, United Nations, Human Rights, Bangladesh

    10. Feb 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Sri Lanka: Photos renew accusations that 12-year-old was executed

    Facing continued pressure over alleged wartime abuses, Sri Lankan officials rejected renewed accusations that a 12-year-old boy was executed in the final throes of its bloody civil war.
    Facing continued pressure over alleged wartime abuses, Sri Lankan officials rejected renewed accusations that a 12-year-old boy was executed in the final throes of its bloody civil war. Questions surrounding the death of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the...

    Tags: Murder, United Nations, India, Civil Rights, Movies

    11. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Morocco poised to stop exonerating rapists who marry victims

    Nearly a year after a Moroccan teen took her life after being wed to her rapist, the country is poised to change a law allowing "seducers" to escape prosecution by marrying their victims. Rights activists were heartened by Justice Minister Mustapha...

    Tags: Morocco, Minority Groups, Civil Rights, Rape, North Africa

    12. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. International court launches investigation of Mali abuses

    <span style="font-size: small;">As aid groups bemoan the suffering of people in embattled Mali, the International Criminal Court said it launched an investigation Wednesday of alleged crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in the country. </span>
    As aid groups bemoan the suffering of people in embattled Mali, the International Criminal Court said it launched an investigation Wednesday of alleged crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in the country. The suspected crimes include...

    Tags: United Nations, Civil Rights, International Criminal Court, Relief and Aid Organizations, Islam

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