BEIRUT – An international human rights group Tuesday accused some in Syria's armed opposition of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising agai…Continue Reading
BEIRUT – An international human rights group Tuesday accused some in Syria's armed opposition of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising agai…Continue Reading
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebel fighters were forced to flee the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday in the face of a fierce army assault, suffering the latest setback in their bid to oust President Bashar al-Assad. In a separate blow to their cause…Continue Reading
An international human rights group Tuesday accused some in Syria's armed opposition of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising against Presi…Continue Reading
An international human rights group accused Syria's armed opposition on Tuesday of carrying out serious abuses, including the kidnapping and torture of security forces, in a sign of the growing complexity of the year-old uprising against President …Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An international human rights group urged Russia on Tuesday to stop detaining peaceful protesters after police hauled away more than 100 people attending opposition rallies over the weekend. More than 120 people were detained in thre…Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An international human rights group urged Russia on Tuesday to stop detaining peaceful protesters after police hauled away more than 100 people attending opposition rallies over the weekend. More than 120 people were detained in thre…Continue Reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An international human rights group urged Russia on Tuesday to stop detaining peaceful protesters after police hauled away more than 100 people attending opposition rallies over the weekend.Continue Reading
Myanmar troops have committed serious rights abuses against civilians in an offensive against ethnic rebels that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
He demanded the immediate formation of a state human rights commission to protect the basic human rights of people in all spheres of life.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to conduct a formal inquiry into the impact of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki said on Monday. T…Continue Reading
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Few victims of the Balkan wars of the 1990s have received adequate compensation, and too many war criminals still evade justice locally because of slow courts and a lack of political will, the European Union's top human rights …Continue Reading
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Few victims of the Balkan wars of the 1990s have received adequate compensation, and too many war criminals still evade justice locally because of slow courts and a lack of political will, the European Union's top human rights …Continue Reading
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday for respect for human rights and freedom of expression as she wished Iranians well on Nowruz, the Persian New Year.Continue Reading
More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen's longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.Continue Reading