German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence to allow dissent.Continue Reading
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The prime minister heads to China next week to talk trade and senior officials insist human rights will also be part of the discussion. But they stop short of echoing concerns …Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The prime minister heads to China next week to talk trade and senior officials insist human rights will also be part of the discussion.Continue Reading
The new television and interactive series, World on Trial, premiered on public television stations beginning January 31 and is available via the web at worldontrial.psu.edu, according to Penn State University Dickinson School of Law. The program brings…Continue Reading
Syrian forces have detained and tortured children as young as 13 as the government tries to crush an uprising that began nearly 11 months ago, Human Rights Watch said Friday as fresh clashes erupted between regime troops and rebels in the country's…Continue Reading
Children as young as 13 are a particular target in the "rampant" use of torture by Syrian government forces battling opposition protests, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Friday.Continue Reading
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Human Rights Watch has urged India not to stand by Syria as it comes under increasing attack over violation of human rights.Continue Reading
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police blocked a prominent human rights lawyer from attending a Beijing dinner hosted by German leader Angela Merkel, the lawyer said on Friday, the latest example of restrictions on unorthodox views in a sensitive year. Ger…Continue Reading
OTTAWA – Stephen Harper's second trip China next week comes amid a renewed crackdown on dissent that highlights an issue his hosts would rather leave in the shadows: human rights.Continue Reading
A senior U.S. diplomat says Vietnam should improve its human rights record in order to make progress in its relationship with the United States.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The capital is set to host the second edition of Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival, which will bring 16 films from various parts of the world focusing on issues like violence, fundamentalism and corruption to gender discrimi…Continue Reading
Russia must not block international efforts to tackle the ongoing violence and human rights violations in Syria, Amnesty International said today amid negotiations over a resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council.Continue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – A US-based human rights group yesterday urged President Aquino to order the military to cooperate with civilian authorities in arresting retired general Jovito Palparan and others charged with the enforced disappearance of two act…Continue Reading
Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff refused to criticize Cuba's human rights record , saying the issue should not be used to score ideological points.Continue Reading
An international human rights watchdog said Wednesday it has information that sympathetic Philippine military personnel were thwarting attempts by civilian authorities to capture a former army general accused of kidnapping two student activists.Continue Reading