The UN and EU were accused of “cowardice” for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China or Uzbekistan through quiet dialogue and cooperation, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Monday.Continue Reading
Thongbai Thongpao, a pioneering Thai human rights lawyer inspired by his time as a political prisoner under a military dictatorship, died Monday.Continue Reading
Democracies around the world are turning a blind eye to abuses by repressive regimes, opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch says.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading
An international human rights group believes that many governments and global institutions, including the European Union and the United Nations, are not pressing abusive nations hard enough to respect human rights.Continue Reading
* Human rights “dictator hunters” probe Swiss funds linkContinue Reading
Calls are growing for an end to Western sanctions against Myanmar, but experts say a shift in policy is unlikely without progress on human rights and the support of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights official urged Mexico on Friday to investigate possible abuses and complicity by officials in kidnappings and extortion involving 40 Central American migrants.Continue Reading
Lawmakers pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on North Korea and human rights on Thursday, while Vice President Joe Biden said the Chinese understand they must work on the currency dispute that is a major irritant between the world’s top two economies.Continue Reading
U.S. lawmakers say they complained about human rights abuses in China as they met Thursday with President Hu Jintao, a day after the communist leader conceded that his country needed to improve its rights record.Continue Reading
A star-studded White House dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao was not without talk of human rights, with a prominent activist using the occasion to raise concerns, a fellow campaigner said Thursday.Continue Reading
U.N. human rights officials will go to Tunisia next week to help investigate violence and advise the new coalition government on justice and reforms U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
The wife of missing Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng fought back tears Wednesday as she spoke of her children’s pain living without their father, who disappeared in April 2010.Continue Reading
Chinese President Hu Jintao declared Wednesday that “a lot still needs to be done” to improve his country’s record on human rights, a rare concession that came after President Barack Obama asserted that such rights are “core views” among Americans.Continue Reading
Chinese President Hu Jintao declared Wednesday that “a lot still needs to be done” to improve his country’s record on human rights, a rare concession that came after President Barack Obama asserted that such rights are “core views” among Americans.Continue Reading