New York, Feb 29 (ANI): Amid unrest in Libya, where on one side the United Nations has condemned the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, the organisation’s Human Rights Council is poised adopt a report praising the …Continue Reading
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, India – Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
Britain has warned supporters of Colonel Gaddafi that there will be a “day of reckoning” for anyone involved in human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Libya should be suspended from the UN human rights council William Hague has told the organisation.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights official appealed to all nations Monday to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world — and to do so quickly in tangible ways, before decades-long autocratic regimes like those of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi can reg…Continue Reading
The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the international community to support reforms in the Middle East and urged vigilance in Libya amid fears of violent reprisals.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights official is calling on all nations to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world.Continue Reading
London, Feb 28(ANI): The Baloch Human Rights Council (UK) has strongly condemned and expressed extreme concern on the continuing human rights violations being perpetrated by Pakistan’s security agencies in Balochistan.Continue Reading
An international human rights group said Sunday that the two main Iranian opposition leaders and their wives are in grave danger after security forces apparently abducted them from their homes, where they were under house arrest.Continue Reading
Geneva, Feb 26(ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling on the UN General Assembly to consider suspending Libya’s right to membership in the Geneva forum.Continue Reading
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A prominent national human rights and advocacy organization has vowed to fight against its designation by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a hard-Left propaganda group, as a “hate group.”Continue Reading
As international pressure continued to build against the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, the country’s delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva dramatically switched sides Friday, saying, “We represent only the Libya…Continue Reading
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — AJC welcomed the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution strongly condemning Libya. It calls for establishing a U.N. commission of inquiry to investigate the brutal, deadly crackdown on protesters across …Continue Reading