Human Rights in 2006

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty offers a year-end review of human rights in Eurasia. Unfortunately, it's not a pretty picture:

From the fighting in Chechnya, Iraq, and Afghanistan to repression in Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus, the news on the human rights front in 2006 was often grim.

The observance of human rights deteriorated in 2006 as a result of conflicts and political repression. In Central Asia, human rights continued to come under attack.


World: 2006 A Hard Year In Human Rights