GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.N. investigation on Thursday said both sides in the Syrian conflict had committed serious human rights abuses, with government forces executing entire families in their homes and rebels torturing and killing soldiers and g…Continue Reading
The United Nations human rights chief said Friday that Western sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his loyalists should be suspended, at least until elections, saying the measures have hurt the country's poorest and most vulnerable people.Continue Reading
Human rights groups in Cambodia expressed outrage Friday over prison sentences imposed on 13 women who were protesting being evicted from their land without adequate compensation.Continue Reading
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hit back on Friday at the U.S. State Department's annual survey of human rights, saying that only the Chinese people could pass judgment on what the Foreign Ministry said were the country's obvious achievements in the …Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) – The U.S. State Department on Thursday released the government's annual compendium of country-by-country human rights reports, but ran into criticism from rights groups for holding double standards.Continue Reading
Inspiring progress followed by nagging question marks in Arab countries. Deterioration in China. Significant strides forward in what was once one of the world’s darkest corners, Myanmar.Continue Reading
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.N. investigation on Thursday said both sides in the Syrian conflict had committed serious human rights abuses, with government forces executing entire families in their homes and rebels torturing and killing soldiers and g…Continue Reading
NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Pershing Square Foundation today announced a $10 million grant over the next five years to Human Rights Watch to support its strategic plan for expansion – its …Continue Reading
The U.S. State Department says human rights conditions have deteriorated in China and that Vietnam also continues to severely restrict political rights and freedom of expression.Continue Reading
Grenoble (France), May 24 (ANI): A weeklong arts presentation showcasing human rights violation in Balochistan by Pakistan has been organized in Grenoble city in France from May 22 at the" Cafe echange" le Nicodem.Continue Reading
YouTube has launched a Human Rights channel, with non-profit partner Witness and video playlist creator Storyful, the company announced Thursday. The channel will curate footage of human rights-related stories, uploaded by citizen users, shedding light…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have executed entire families in their homes as part of a crackdown on the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, U.N. investigators said on Thursday. Both Assad's troops and opposition fighters were…Continue Reading
TORONTO, May 24, 2012 /CNW/ – Roger Nair, a Canadian Filmmaker, (Bollywood as well as Hollywood) was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for his work on Human Rights and attended the Military Muster …Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and opposition fighters are committing gross human rights violations despite a six-week-old ceasefire in the conflict and children are often the victims, United Nations investigators said in a report on Thurs…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and opposition fighters are committing gross human rights violations despite a six-week-old ceasefire in the conflict and children are often the victims, United Nations investigators said in a report on Thurs…Continue Reading