Nicaragua’s Sandinista government has denied entry to a delegation from the International Democrat Union.
The group of four Latin American and European parliamentarians headed by Venezuelan former governor 
Henrique Fernando Salas (right) and opposition congressmen Carlos Berrizbeitia …
Religious freedom continued to decline in China this year, according to the State Department’s 2012 Religious Freedom Report. The government “respect for religious freedom declined during the year, particularly in Tibetan areas and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Republic,” said …
A Moscow court today rejected two appeals by one of Russia’s oldest human rights groups over prosecutors’ raids on its offices during a widespread Kremlin crackdown on civil society groups in March.
“Memorial, which has fought to preserve the …
Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood is trying to stifle civil society while pursuing reconciliation with bastions of the previous authoritarian regime.
“Almost three years after an uprising fuelled by the old regime’s venality, Egypt’s cash-strapped Islamist government is making amends with …
Supporting democratic transitions in volatile regions like the Middle East will remain a key element of U. S. counter-terrorism strategy, President Barack Obama said today.
The peaceful realization of individual aspirations for freedom and dignity in countries like Libya, …
A Syrian opposition leader today urged President Bashar al-Assad to cede power and go into exile, without immunity from prosecution. But the divided opposition is itself under international pressure to resolve internal differences and decide whether to participate in Geneva-based …
Yemen’s transitional process is unique, not only because it is the “only negotiated, transparent and participatory political transition in the Arab world,” according to Amat Al-Alim Alsoswa, a member of the National Dialogue Conference. But also because of the …
Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood came under attack today for “normalizing” relations with corrupt elements of the former regime, as the non-Islamist opposition received “a gift from the heavens” from the courts and the US Ambassador to Cairo lamented the “high …
The United States and its Arab and European allies will increase assistance for Syria’s opposition to help them “fight for the freedom of their country,” if President Bashar Assad’s regime doesn’t enter next month’s peace negotiations in good faith, Secretary …
The Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is awarded each year by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in partnership with the Václav Havel Library and the Charta 77 Foundation to reward outstanding civil society action in the …