A recent series of attacks and growing pressure on journalists who criticize the Pakistan government is a cause for serious concern, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists said today. Those suspected of criminal responsibility should be promptly and fairly prosecuted. The Pakistan government should conduct prompt, impartial and effective investigations
MOSCOW - Russias Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the liquidation of the countrys most prominent human rights organization, the International Memorial Society, in a decision that dismayed rights advocates.