China has rejected comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading
BEIJING, China – China has rejected comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading
China has rejected comments by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading
An effort to declassify U.S. documents on Argentina’s dictatorship failed Friday in the U.S. Congress, disappointing rights activists in the Argentine capital who believe the secret files could help them identify young people stolen as babies by the mi…Continue Reading
Moscow, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has criticised Russia for continuing violation of human rights and freedom in the country.Continue Reading
A human rights activist says at least one person has been killed as Syrian security forces opened fire on thousands of protesters.Continue Reading
GENEVA – The U.N.’s human rights office says it is “extremely concerned” about the situation in Syria, and activists’ reports that 850 civilians have been killed are realistic.Continue Reading
Human rights violations, including extra-judicial executions and torture, by security forces still plague several African countries, Amnesty International said on Friday.Continue Reading
Australia’s human rights record has taken backward steps on refugees and Aborigines, Amnesty International warned Friday as it criticised a plan to send boatpeople to Malaysia.Continue Reading
The controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) is under fire over human rights issues.Continue Reading
Uruguay’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that state-sponsored killings committed during the 1973-1985 dictatorship should be classed as murders rather than human rights crimes, drawing sharp criticism from rights activists.Continue Reading
The Human Rights Commission is considering a request to look into the implications of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA).Continue Reading
Human rights violations, including extra-judicial executions and torture, by security forces still plague several African countries, Amnesty International said Friday.Continue Reading
The United States is taking a harsher tone toward China on human rights, saying its record is “deplorable” and calling it a “fool’s errand” to try to halt the march of freedom.Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is taking a harsher tone toward China on human rights, saying its record is “deplorable” and calling it a “fool’s errand” to try to halt the march of freedom.Continue Reading