STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Monday that Russia had violated the rights of relatives of thousands of Poles who were killed by the Soviet secret police in 1940, and described the Katyn massacre as a "wa…Continue Reading
The Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) has been criticised for its stance that the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LBGT) community must be protected.Continue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim insisted today that the newly-proposed security law to replace the Internal Security Act (ISA) still contravenes human rights, and demanded it be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for…Continue Reading
The New Zealand Government must put human rights firmly on the agenda during meetings with Chinese political leader Jia Qinglin, Green Party foreign affairs spokesperson Dr Kennedy Graham said today.Continue Reading
Israel denied entry and deported several dozen pro-Palestinian activists who arrived at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, as fears of a mass confrontation at the country’s main international gateway prompted a deployment of hundreds of police and securit…Continue Reading
The Greens are being specific when it comes to what human rights issues they want John Key to raise during his trip to Indonesia.Continue Reading
Paul Behrens: The European human rights court has upheld a German ruling against sibling incest, but some questions remain unansweredContinue Reading
London, April 15 (ANI): Nearly 72 percent people in the UK believe that human rights laws are being misused by criminals and should be scrapped, according to a poll.Continue Reading
SHAH ALAM, April 15 (Bernama) — The Gandhi Memorial Trust of Malaysia (GMT)is organising a public lecture that will discuss among others the Commonwealthexperience relating to democracy, human rights and the rule of law. Chairman of the GMT, S Radhakr…Continue Reading
A Hong Kong-based human rights group says diplomatic action to locate an Australian-Sri Lankan activist has triggered the reappearance of two other missing activists.Continue Reading
The United States Thursday welcomed the new transition government in Mali while expressing concerns over violence and human rights abuses in the north seized by Tuareg and Islamist rebels.Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton on Friday urged Sri Lanka to build a "democratic nation" with full respect for human rights as it emerges from decades of ethnic war.Continue Reading
The New Brunswick government will attend a Francophonie summit in Africa this fall despite the pleas of a Fredericton human rights activist who has been on a hunger strike for 40 days.Continue Reading
NEW YORK, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — In a letter addressed to presidentially-appointed members of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a federal agency which oversees U.S. international broadcasts, …Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – The Miriam College Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) will hold its annual summer courses on gender, human rights, and migration.Continue Reading