The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday began an emergency session on Libya to decide whether to condemn and ostracize the North African country for its crackdown on anti-government protesters.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday began an emergency session on Libya to decide whether to condemn and ostracize the North African country for its crackdown on anti-government protesters.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – About 7,500 victims of human rights abuses during late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ regime will receive compensation for their suffering starting next week, 25 years after a peaceful revolt forced Marcos into exile in Haw…Continue Reading
The United States Thursday called on the UN Human Rights Council to dump Libya and consulted key allies on imposing sanctions, accelerating the international drive to halt Moamer Kadhafi’s brutal protest crackdown.Continue Reading
The United States is quietly lobbying to establish a United Nations special investigator on human rights abuses in Iran, for the first time in a decade, diplomats and activists said Thursday.Continue Reading
Diplomats will be pressing Friday for a human rights investigation into Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s violent crackdown on protesters and for the suspension of Libya from the U.N.’s top human rights body.Continue Reading
Diplomats will be pressing Friday for a human rights investigation into Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s violent crackdown on protesters and for the suspension of Libya from the U.N.’s top human rights body.Continue Reading
France’s top human rights official said on Thursday there was evidence to suggest Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi had committed crimes against humanity and that up to 2000 people had been killed in the revolt against him.Continue Reading
The United States slapped financial sanctions on two Iranian officials on Wednesday for what it said were human rights abuses against protesters following Iran’s disputed presidential election in 2009.Continue Reading
The U.S. government on Wednesday accused two Iranian officials of involvement in “serious human rights abuses” and blocked any assets they might have in the United States, while sharply criticizing Iran’s government for persecuting its own citizens.Continue Reading
BRUSSELS – A no-fly zone may be imposed over Libya to protect civilians from attacks by government aircraft, the U.N.’s top human rights official said Wednesday.Continue Reading
A no-fly zone may be imposed over Libya to protect civilians from attacks by government aircraft, the U.N.’s top human rights official said Wednesday.Continue Reading
The Treasury and State departments on Wednesday imposed sanctions against two Iranian sanctions against two Iranian government officials for human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election.Continue Reading
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights called on Tuesday for an international investigation into attacks on anti-government protesters in Libya saying they could amount to crimes against humanity.Continue Reading
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay challenged the world body’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday to live up to its calling and take urgent action to help stop bloodshed in Libya.Continue Reading