UN rights commissioner to visit Australia
2011-02-10
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights is expected to visit Australia later this year, following recent criticism of Australia’s human rights record.Continue Reading
Italian government raises possibility it may appeal to human rights court in Berlusconi probe
2011-02-10
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ROME – An ally of Silvio Berlusconi raised the possibility Thursday that the Italian government could appeal before Europe’s human rights court, alleging that a prostitution probe targeting the premier is a violation of his privacy.Continue Reading
Activists push for heroin help in U.N. Russia visit
2011-02-10
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Activists have asked the UN human rights chief to pressure Russia to legalize the heroin substitute methadone when she visits next week amid a worsening HIV/AIDS crisis, an international health group said Thursday.Continue Reading
Prisoners’ families want UN to pressure Israel
2011-02-10
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Relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails urged the United Nations on Thursday to exert pressure on Israel to respect their human rights.Continue Reading
Human rights groups say Syrian authorities have detained a writer
2011-02-10
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DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian human rights groups say security forces have arrested a writer for unknown reasons.Continue Reading
Human rights groups in Afghanistan shift focus from NATO to atrocities by Taliban
2011-02-10
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Kabul, Feb 10(ANI): Human rights groups working in war-torn Afghanistan have shifted their focus from abuses attributed to NATO forces towards those committed by Taliban insurgents.Continue Reading
SUHAKAM RETAINS "A" STATUS
2011-02-09
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Bernama) — The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) has retained its “A” status accorded on Jan 28, by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC).Continue Reading
Slain rights activist’s relatives kidnapped in Mexico
2011-02-09
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Three relatives of a human rights activist murdered in northern Mexico just over a year ago were kidnapped in a suburb of Ciudad Juarez, the violence-torn border city, Amnesty International said.Continue Reading
Sky News Uncovers Egypt Torture Claims
2011-02-08
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Human rights activists in Egypt have claimed President Hosni Mubarak’s regime is conducting a hidden crackdown on the protest movement.Continue Reading
Diefenbaker award to honour those who fight for human rights
2011-02-08
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OTTAWA – The federal government is instituting a new award to honour those who fight for human rights.Continue Reading
Egypt hospitals pressured to downplay protest deaths
2011-02-08
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Human Rights Watch says government-controlled health services in Egypt have been pressured into playing down the number of casualties during anti-government protests.Continue Reading
Human rights group warns of likelihood of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
2011-02-08
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BAGHDAD – A report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International concluded Tuesday that widespread abuse in Iraqi prisons will likely continue under the new government as leaders are distracted by violence, the stagnant economy and poverty.Continue Reading
Group warns of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
2011-02-08
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A report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International concluded Tuesday that widespread abuse in Iraqi prisons will likely continue under the new government as leaders are distracted by violence, the stagnant economy and poverty.Continue Reading
‘Put Mubarak on trial for human rights violations’
2011-02-08
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Berlin, Feb 8 (DPA) Germany should put Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on trial for human rights breaches if he seeks refuge in a German hospital, Amnesty International said in Berlin Tuesday.Continue Reading
Human rights group warns of likelihood of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
2011-02-08
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BAGHDAD – A new report by a human rights watchdog says widespread abuse in Iraqi prisons is likely to continue under the new government.Continue Reading