Russian police and tax inspectors have raided the offices of the human rights group Memorial and other civil society groups which get foreign funding.
BBC: Russian police raid rights group Memorial and other NGOs
Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu have experienced days of looting, abductions and chaos since they were occupied by armed groups late last week, the human rights group said.
CNN: Grave conditions reported as rebels capture northern Mali
In another report Wednesday, ONIC, the indigenous human rights group in Colombia, said the FARC has abducted 120 Awas since February 4.
CNN: Colombian guerrillas kill 17 Indians, human rights groups say
On Monday, the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights group said the police had defied a court order to release Ms Mtetwa.
Time reporter Bobby Ghosh told the BBC that a videotape, given to the magazine by an Iraqi human rights group, had shown the civilians "could not have been killed by a roadside bomb".
Dos Santos immediately spent much of the money on arms to fight rebels led by Jonas Savimbi, according to Global Witness , the London-based human rights group.
Bishop Juan Jose Gerardi was murdered last year just after the Roman Catholic church's human-rights group that he headed had issued its account of the killings.
South Africa's Business Day has criticized African governments for downplaying the Sudanese government's responsibility at the new UN Human Rights Council created this year, saying the Africa group did no more than offer a weak draft resolution.
Saifuddin Bantasyam, a law lecturer who directs the Care Human-Rights Forum, an Aceh-based group, thinks the province could become a test case of international opinion.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group that monitors the conflict, said at least 22 people including 18 rebels had been killed in the latest fighting in Qusair.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, said the fighting between government forces and rebel fighters was focused on a section of motorway linking the airport to the city, which has been used by the military to transport troops and supplies.
BBC: Syria conflict: opposition coalition pulls out of talks
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, had put the figure at 44, 000.
BBC: Syria: Deadly air strike 'hits Damascus petrol station'
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist group, also reported large explosions in the area of Jamraya, a military and scientific research facility northwest of Damascus, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the Lebanese border.
Melanie Gingell, the U.K.-based Gulf Center For Human Rights, said her group requested to attend the hearing over the weekend but so far had heard nothing.
According to the Israeli campaign group Physicians for Human Rights both men are taking in only water and refusing medical treatment or food supplements, such as vitamins and minerals.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based Syrian opposition group, said Friday that the peacekeepers are expected to be released between 10 a.m. and noon Saturday in Syria, citing one of its rebel contacts.
The Countryside Alliance, a lobbying group, is preparing to challenge the ban under human rights law.
Dr. Suhaila Zein al-Abedin of the Saudi National Association for Human Rights -- also a government-backed group -- voiced concern not only about the age difference, but the circumstances of the marriage.
Isabella Sankey, director of policy for human rights group Liberty, said the charity welcomed the decision.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights group Liberty, said the judgment was "an excellent result for equal treatment, religious freedom and common sense".
BBC: British Airways Christian employee Nadia Eweida wins case
Earlier, Rami Abdel Rahman, of UK-based activist group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said troops were advancing from the south and Hezbollah fighters were "playing a central role".
Judge Andreu began considering the case in response to a complaint from a human rights group in 2005.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights campaign group Liberty, told the BBC that it would change procedures for people bringing a civil claim against public bodies.
The Irish Republic has until 30 November to respond to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling on a case that prompted the formation of the abortion expert advisory group.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based activist group, earlier said at least 15 civilians had been killed and dozens wounded.
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