30 July 10 - From the BBC: Russia has expanded the powers of its FSB secret police in a move that has alarmed human rights activists. Read

23 July 10 - Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia did not breach international law, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ruled. Read

22 July 10 - From Human Rights Watch: The Dutch government should immediately halt all plans to return Somalis to war-torn Somalia, Human Rights Watch said today. Read

21 July 10 - From OHCHR: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Tuesday that she has information that security forces in southern Kyrgyzstan have been responsible for repeated human rights violations – including arbitrary detention, torture and (...) Read

18 July 10 - From the New York Times: The lower house of the Russian Parliament passed a draft law on Friday allowing the country’s intelligence service to officially warn citizens that their activities could lead to a future violation of the law, reviving a Soviet-era K.G.B. practice that was often (...) Read

15 July 10 - Khazkhstan believes tolerance and education go together, according to Claude Salhani is a political analyst specialising in the Middle East, Central Asia and terrorism. Read

15 July 10 - Hoping for better opportunities than they can find at home, many families from Kyrgyzstan travel to Kazakhstan find work. Read

14 July 10 - From Human Rights Watch: The Kyrgyz authorities should take urgent steps to stop the widespread torture and arbitrary detentions of Uzbeks suspected of participation in the violence that erupted in June in southern Kyrgyzstan. Read

13 July 10 - From OHCHR: The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Frank La Rue, urged the Italian Government to “either abolish or revise draft law 1415* on surveillance and eavesdropping for criminal investigations.” Read

12 July 10 - From AFP: US President Barack Obama described the Srebrenica massacre as a "stain on our collective conscience" Sunday and urged governments to redouble their efforts to track down key suspect Ratko Mladic. Read