EMM News Explorer: Brad Adams

[ said]: The snail's pace of human rights improvement over the past year heightens anxieties about Afghanistan's future,

trust 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The abuses by government forces detailed in the UN Panel of Experts report are strangely missing in the LLRC’s findings,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The refusal to extend the mandate of the UN human rights field office is a major step backward and calls into question the commitment of the main political parties in the government and opposition to protect the rights of Nepalis,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[ said]: Successive governments since the peace agreement of 2006 have demonstrated no political will toward tackling these difficult but important issues,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Nepal is no closer to fulfilling the lofty rights-focused commitments spelled out in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement now than when it was signed five years ago,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[ said]: The snail’s pace of human rights improvement over the past year heightens anxieties about Afghanistan’s future,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: In 2011 the government appeared to hunker down and assume dark motives when human rights concerns were raised, demonizing critics instead of carefully considering their concerns,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Government appeasement of extremist groups who fomented Taseer and Bhatti’s murders has led to a rash of blasphemy allegations and well-justified fear for those who question the use of the blasphemy law,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[ said]: The past year was disastrous for human rights in Pakistan,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Little is known about who is killed in CIA drone strikes in Pakistan and under what circumstances,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Afghans want justice and an accounting for the abuses of the past,

trust 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The Afghan government needs to recognize the link between respect for human rights and the security of the population,

trust 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Unless Shahzad’s murderers are identified and held accountable, media freedoms will decline even further in Pakistan as journalists operate in fear for their lives,

HumanRightsWatch 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Government appeasement of extremist groups who fomented Taseer and Bhatti's murders has led to a rash of blasphemy allegations and well-justified fear for those who question the use of the blasphemy law,

trust 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The military has gained increasing control of state institutions to the detriment of the rights of the Pakistani people,

trust 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Unless Shahzad's murderers are identified and held accountable, media freedoms will decline even further in Pakistan as journalists operate in fear for their lives,

trust 23-JAN-12

[ said]: The government has taken some important steps on women's rights,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The government has barely made an effort to address the grievances of the Tamil population,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: As the Rajapaksa government has strengthened its grip politically, basic rights protections in the country have deteriorated,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[ said]: In 2011, accountability remained a dead issue, the media faced increasing censorship, and the long-standing grievances which led to the conflict were not seriously addressed,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: A free media is an essential building block of a democratic state,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: The abuses by government forces detailed in the UN Panel of Experts report are strangely missing in the LLRC's findings,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Bangladesh promised to meet international standards in these landmark trials, but it still has a long way to go to meet this commitment,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[ said]: The government of Sheikh Hasina has made repeated promises to end abuses and ensure justice and accountability, yet the security forces remain above the law,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[-said]: Despite clear and voluminous evidence of Rapid Action Battalion responsibility, the government has not held anyone in RAB accountable for the large numbers of extrajudicial killings,

alertnet 23-JAN-12

[ said]: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has played a crucial role in helping to remedy Afghanistan’s challenging human rights situation,

HumanRightsWatch 18-JAN-12

[-said]: New commissioners should be selected through a transparent process that strengthens confidence in the commission and in the government’s commitment to human rights,

HumanRightsWatch 18-JAN-12

[-said]: Afghan parliamentarians committed to human rights should work to stop this transfer when the National Assembly reconvenes,

reliefWeb 10-JAN-12

[ said]: Criminal justice in Afghanistan will not be improved by giving the police free rein of the prisons,

reliefWeb 10-JAN-12

[-said]: The serious problems in Afghanistan’s prisons won’t be solved by turning over prisoners to another ministry with a worse record of abuse,

reliefWeb 10-JAN-12

[-said]: The serious problems in Afghanistan's prisons won't be solved by turning over prisoners to another ministry with a worse record of abuse,

trust 10-JAN-12

[-added]: They are throwing people with very little training into securing an area that has seen some of the most fierce fighting in Afghanistan,

guardian 08-JAN-12

[ said]: The Cambodian government is pressing forward with a draft law that grants it broad authority to make arbitrary decisions about which groups can operate and which cannot,

HumanRightsWatch 23-DEC-11

[ said]: While the UN Panel of Experts recommended the establishment of an independent international mechanism to (probe) alleged violations, the LLRC report provides no realistic pathway for holding accountable military and government officials implicated in serious abuses. 'Governments and UN bodies have held back for the past 18 months to allow the Sri Lankan commission to make progress on accountability,

irishsun 18-DEC-11

[-said]: It is clear that justice for conflict-related abuses is not going to happen within Sri Lanka's domestic institutions,

nieuwsbank 17-DEC-11

[-said]: It is clear that justice for conflict-related abuses is not going to happen within Sri Lanka’s domestic institutions,

reliefWeb 17-DEC-11

[ said]: Governments and UN bodies have held back for the past 18 months to allow the Sri Lankan commission to make progress on accountability,

ekantipur 17-DEC-11

[-said]: It is important that a government-appointed body has laid to rest the bizarre claims of the government that its forces caused no civilian casualties,

reliefWeb 17-DEC-11

[-said]: Now is the time for some long-term thinking,

dawn 16-DEC-11

[-said]: An investigation ordered by a senior US commander in the field has found numerous weaknesses in the Afghan Local Police program,

HumanRightsWatch 15-DEC-11

[ said]: The Afghan Local Police needs to be fixed before it can be expanded,

HumanRightsWatch 15-DEC-11

[ said]: The severity of penalties being meted out for lese-majesty offences in Thailand is shocking,

independent 09-DEC-11

[-said]: The severity of penalties being meted out for lese majeste offenses in Thailand is shocking,

cnn 08-DEC-11

[-said]: The heavy-handed enforcement of lese majeste laws has a devastating impact on freedom of expression in Thailand,

cnn 08-DEC-11

[-said]: The ongoing targeted killings of Shias send a chilling message to all Pakistanis that their government won’t necessarily act to protect them,

dailytimesPK 05-DEC-11

[-said]: Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders should recognise that their tolerance for extremist groups is killing their own citizens,

dailytimesPK 05-DEC-11

[-said]: Pakistan's civilian and military leaders should recognize that their tolerance for extremist groups is killing their own citizens,

nieuwsbank 04-DEC-11

[-said]: Afghans have made it clear that they want abusive warlords and commanders removed from their posts and prosecuted,

HumanRightsWatch 04-DEC-11

[-said]: Afghanistan’s partners need to learn from the mistakes of the past decade,

HumanRightsWatch 04-DEC-11

[-said]: The ongoing targeted killings of Shia send a chilling message to all Pakistanis that their government won't necessarily act to protect them,

nieuwsbank 04-DEC-11

[ said]: Shia in Pakistan should be able to participate in Ashura processions without fear of attack,

nieuwsbank 04-DEC-11

[-said]: All sides to Afghanistan’s long-running armed conflict need to respect the laws of war,

HumanRightsWatch 04-DEC-11

[ said]: Human rights, and in particular women’s rights, were cited as a key benefit of the defeat of Taliban rule in 2001,

HumanRightsWatch 04-DEC-11

[ said]: Shia (community) in Pakistan should be able to participate in Ashura processions without fear of attack,

tribune 04-DEC-11

[-said]: Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders should recognize that their tolerance for extremist groups is killing their own citizens,

reliefWeb 03-DEC-11

[-said]: A chokehold on freedom of expression is being created in the name of protecting the monarchy,

nieuwsbank 03-DEC-11

[ said]: This anniversary is a sad reminder of the abuses Fiji Islanders have faced under this military government,

HumanRightsWatch 03-DEC-11

[-said]: The ongoing targeted killings of Shia send a chilling message to all Pakistanis that their government won’t necessarily act to protect them,

reliefWeb 03-DEC-11

[ said]: The Afghan government and its international backers say that women’s rights are one of their ‘red lines’ as they plan for the withdrawal of international forces,

reliefWeb 30-OCT-11

[-said]: The Bonn conference will be a key moment for the Afghan government to recommit itself to protecting women’s rights,

reliefWeb 30-OCT-11

[-said]: The idea that a broad range of topics crucial to Afghanistan’s future can be raised by a single delegation, representing all perspectives, in only three minutes, is ridiculous,

reliefWeb 30-OCT-11

[-said]: President Zardari needs to understand that the will of the government to protect ordinary people is measured by action,

HumanRightsWatch 05-OCT-11

[ said]: The targeted killings of Shia are a barbaric attempt at sectarian and ethnic cleansing,

HumanRightsWatch 05-OCT-11

[ said]: The targeted killings of Shia (Shiites) are a barbaric attempt at sectarian and ethnic cleansing,

tribune 05-OCT-11

[-said]: We have long expressed concern that Cambodian judges on the Khmer Rouge tribunal would have no choice but to do what Hun Sen and other senior officials wanted,

HumanRightsWatch 03-OCT-11

[-said]: The UN is burying its head in the sand by failing to respond to the numerous credible allegations of judicial misconduct,

HumanRightsWatch 03-OCT-11

[ said]: The investigating judges concluded their investigation into case 003 without notifying the suspects, interviewing key witnesses, or conducting crime site investigations,

HumanRightsWatch 03-OCT-11

[-said]: These two men, the head of the air force and the head of the navy, were never even interviewed or notified that they were under investigation,

voanews 03-OCT-11

[-said]: Insurgents falsely claim that abuses by Thai security forces justify their attacks on civilians the Thai government should not allow its forces to adopt the same logic,

HumanRightsWatch 21-SEP-11

[ said]: Insurgents who bomb nightspots know they will kill and maim numerous civilians,

HumanRightsWatch 21-SEP-11

[ said]: Prime Minister Yingluck’s special attention to the south needs to do more than extend a state of emergency that encouraged government abuses,

HumanRightsWatch 21-SEP-11

[ said]: When a U.N. Panel of Experts report concludes up to 40,000 civilians died amid war crimes, the Human Rights Council should feel compelled to act,

reuters 13-SEP-11

[ said]: The U.N. Human Rights Council should tell the government that time is running out,

upi 13-SEP-11

[ said]: When a UN Panel of Experts report concludes up to 40,000 civilians died amid war crimes, the Human Rights Council should feel compelled to act,

HumanRightsWatch 13-SEP-11

[-said]: The Sri Lankan government has stone-walled allegations of abuse for more than two years, making ridiculous claims about global conspiracies and faked evidence,

HumanRightsWatch 13-SEP-11

[ said]: Kabul and Washington need to make a clean break from supporting abusive and destabilising militias to have any hope of a viable, long-term security strategy,

reuters 12-SEP-11

[ said]: Kabul and Washington need to make a clean break from supporting abusive and destabilizing militias to have any hope of a viable, long-term security strategy,

hurriyetdailynews 12-SEP-11

[-said]: While there is a need for more security at the village level, the Afghan and U.S. governments should be very careful not to repeat the mistakes of militias past,

reuters 12-SEP-11

[-said]: Pressure to reduce international troop levels should not be at the expense of the rights of Afghans,

upi 12-SEP-11

[-said]: While there is a need for more security at the village level, the Afghan and US governments should be very careful not to repeat the mistakes of militias past,

guardian 12-SEP-11

[ said]: Patronage links to senior officials in the local security forces and the central government allow supposedly pro-government militias to terrorise local communities and operate with impunity,

guardian 12-SEP-11

[ said]: The Afghan government has responded to the insurgency by reactivating militias that threaten the lives of ordinary Afghans

HumanRightsWatch 12-SEP-11

[-said]: Patronage links to senior officials in the local security forces and the central government allow supposedly pro-government militias to terrorize local communities and operate with impunity,

HumanRightsWatch 12-SEP-11

[-said]: The government should repeal all its abusive detention laws and make all laws and regulations related to detention public, instead of engaging in token measures for PR purposes,

HumanRightsWatch 07-SEP-11

[ said]: The Sri Lankan government announced that the state of emergency is over, but it is holding on to the same draconian powers it had during the war,

HumanRightsWatch 07-SEP-11

[ said]: To be consistent with Nepal's international obligations, any withdrawals or other actions affecting the rights of victims must be made as part of an independent and impartial process conducted in accordance with the rules set down by the Supreme Court,

HumanRightsWatch 02-SEP-11

[-said]: Growing up in the midst of war, struggling with poverty, illiteracy, and instability, Afghan children are already facing untold challenges,

reliefweb 01-SEP-11

[-said]: The Taliban’s code of conduct was seen as a positive step, but five years on it seems to be little more than a public relations tool,

reliefweb 01-SEP-11

[ said]: The Taliban’s use of children as suicide bombers is not only sickening, but it makes a mockery of Mullah Omar’s claim to protect children and civilians,

reliefweb 01-SEP-11

[ said]: Thailand's new government has a chance to reverse the ongoing human rights crisis at home and set a positive example for other countries in the region,

trust 16-AUG-11

[ said]: The Yingluck government can get off to a good start by demonstrating a firm commitment to ending Thailand's widespread human rights problems,

trust 16-AUG-11

[-said]: The BDR mutiny was ugly and brutal, but the current approach appears to be a witch hunt against a group rather than an attempt to identify the individuals responsible for specific crimes,

bdnews24 10-AUG-11

[said:]: It is impossible to try hundreds of people at the same time and expect anything resembling a fair trial.

bdnews24 10-AUG-11

[-said]: The Sri Lankan government is finally admitting that its forces caused civilian losses during the conflict’s final months, but unconvincingly claims no responsibility,

dailytimesPK 03-AUG-11

[ said]: The Sri Lankan government is finally admitting that its forces caused civilians losses during the conflict’s final months, but unconvincingly claims no responsibility,

HumanRightsWatch 01-AUG-11

[ said]: The government does little to recognize the contributions of environmentalists and human rights activists, then does even less after they are mowed down,

HumanRightsWatch 30-JUL-11

[-said]: The government’s response to deadly attacks on environmentalists and human rights defenders has long been inadequate,

HumanRightsWatch 30-JUL-11

[ said]: Pakistan's security forces are engaging in an abusive free-for-all in Balochistan as Baloch nationalists and suspected militants 'disappear,' and in many cases are executed,

aljazeera 29-JUL-11

[-said]: Pakistani security services are brazenly disappearing, torturing, and often killing people because of suspected ties to the Baloch nationalist movement,

aljazeera 29-JUL-11

		People and OrganisationsEnglish
		RSS feed for this entity
		Daily News Analysis, across languages and over time