More Americans older than 55 are being imprisoned, and many prisons are unprepared to provide them with health care, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.

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Older Prisoners Mean Rising Health Costs, Study Finds

The Burmese military’s offensive against the Kachin in northern Myanmar is raising human rights concerns among American officials.

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Ethnic War Intensifies in Myanmar, Jeopardizing U.S. Ties

The European Court of Human Rights said that Abu Qatada cannot be deported from Britain to his native Jordan because his trial there would be tainted by evidence obtained by torture.

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Britain Overruled on Abu Qatada, a Terrorism Suspect

The UN’s human rights chief Navi Pillay warns a Yemen proposal to grant asylum for crimes during recent unrest would break international law.

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UN warns Yemen over amnesty plans

The UN’s human rights chief Navi Pillay warns a Yemen proposal to grant asylum for crimes during recent unrest would break international law.

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UN warns Yemen over amnesty plans

The Countess of Wessex’s acceptance of jewels from Bahrain’s royal family has been criticised amid reports of human rights abuses under the regime.

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Sophie’s Bahrain gift criticised

Human rights groups criticise “shortcomings” in an inquiry into allegations of British complicity in the mistreatment and rendition of detainees.

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Detainee abuse inquiry criticised

CAIRO — A top Egyptian official responsible for overseeing civil society groups on Sunday defended sweeps through the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy organizations, rejecting denunciations from the U.S., U.N. and Germany. It was the first comment from the Egyptian government since the sweeps Thursday that targeted, among others, U.S.-based groups invited to observe Egypt’s months-long election process. Read full article > >

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Egyptian officials defend storming of civil society groups accused of operating without permit

Egypt’s military rulers privately signaled a retreat in a crackdown on organizations that promote democracy and human rights, senior American officials said.

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Egypt Promises to End Crackdown on Nonprofits After Outcry From U.S. and Europe

Human rights advocates have questioned whether the observers have the qualifications or enough independence from the government to help end a conflict that many fear is veering toward civil war.

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Violence Flares in Syria Despite Arab League Observers

Syrian authorities have moved perhaps hundreds of detainees to military sites to hide them from Arab League monitors, Human Rights Watch said.

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Rights group: Syria hiding detainees

Murders have declined in the year Julián Leyzaola has been police chief in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, but accusations of human rights abuses have grown.

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The Saturday Profile: Mexican Police Chief Produces Results, and Scrutiny

The Karzai administration has chosen not to renew the tenure of the outspoken advocate Ahmad Nader Nadery at a national human rights commission.

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Afghan Rights Activist Nadery Ousted From Panel

KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank — A plan by the Israeli authorities to relocate about 2,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in the desert hills east of Jerusalem is raising concerns among U.N. officials and human rights advocates about Israel’s aims in a strategic area of the West Bank. The hills are dotted with more than 20 encampments of Bedouins, formerly nomadic goat and sheep herders who migrated from Israel’s southern Negev region in the early 1950s to the West Bank. Their hamlets, consisting of groups of corrugated metal and wooden shacks covered with plastic sheeting, are visible from roads crisscrossing the area. Read full article > >

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Israeli plan to move West Bank Bedouin stirs controversy

UNITED NATIONS — More than 5,000 people have died in the nine-month-long Syrian uprising, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said Monday. Pillay, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, told reporters Monday that she told Security Council members of the dramatic increase in deaths during an afternoon briefing. Read full article > >

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UN rights chief Navi Pillay says more than 5,000 killed in Syrian conflict