DUBAI (Reuters) – A leading Bahraini opposition activist accused of insulting authorities remained in jail on Sunday, despite being granted bail, because he faces a second charge of organizing illegal protests, his lawyer said. Nabeel Rajab is the foun…Continue Reading
Cairo, May 20 (ANI): New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused the Egyptian military of beating and torturing protesters arrested during anti-military demonstrations early this month.Continue Reading
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has ordered the early release from jail of his highest-profile political rival Sarath Fonseka, the president's spokesman said on Sunday, in an apparent bid to quell international criti…Continue Reading
The Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has finally arrived in the US.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch accused Egypt's military on Saturday of beating and torturing protesters arrested during clashes with soldiers in Cairo earlier this month.Continue Reading
The Obama administration’s announcement that it is suspending sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to invest in the formerly rogue nation, has received praise from the business community and skepticism from human rights groups. Under Mya…Continue Reading
The Obama administration’s announcement that it is suspending sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to invest in the formerly rogue nation, has received praise from the business community and skepticism from human rights groups. Under Mya…Continue Reading
The United States said Sri Lanka had put forward "a very serious" plan Friday for reconciliation after its 27-year war, and urged the island to move forward on protecting human rights.Continue Reading
Officials and businessmen in Myanmar welcomed U.S. plans to ease economic sanctions, saying Friday it will benefit both countries in a market long cut off from most Western investment.However, human rights …Continue Reading
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HARARE (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay will visit Zimbabwe next week as President Robert Mugabe seeks to dispel charges that Harare is a major rights violator. Pillay will be the first U.N. rights chief to visit the country an…Continue Reading
Karachi, May 17 (ANI): Human Rights Watch has urged Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari not to sign a bill to authorise a newly formed national human rights commission until it is revised to "authorize investigations of the military and the intell…Continue Reading
NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The prominent human rights organization American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and its Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) program, along with Former Muslims United (FMU) will be hosting the first-e…Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The NDP and human rights advocates say the Harper government is shirking its responsibility to evaluate the rights situation in Colombia, a task it agreed to undertake when it signed a free-trade agreement with the South American country.Continue Reading
European Human Rights Court Hears Case of Man Who Claims He Was Abducted, Taken to Secret Afghan PrisonContinue Reading