Visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff refused to criticize this communist-ruled nation's human rights record here Tuesday, saying the issue should not be used to score ideological points.Continue Reading
The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern about reports that former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier may escape charges relating to serious human rights violations under his regime.Continue Reading
Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial only on corruption charges — and not for rights abuses during his brutal 15-year rule.Continue Reading
Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial only on corruption charges — and not for rights abuses during his brutal …Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should be tried for torture, rape and killings committed during his rule, not merely on corruption charges as proposed by a Haitian judge, the United Nations human rig…Continue Reading
The U.N.'s human rights office has sharply criticized a Haitian judge's recommendation against trying former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier for alleged crimes against humanity and other rights abuses.Continue Reading
New York, Jan 31 (IANS) The Indian government should prosecute security personnel for torture to make it clear that torture will not be tolerated, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Continue Reading
A Hong Kong-based human rights group says another Chinese dissident has been tried for inciting subversion.Continue Reading
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Human rights groups harshly criticized a Haitian judge Monday after he recommended former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier face trial only on corruption charges — and not for rights abuses during his brutal 15-year rule.Continue Reading
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Former Haitian dictator Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier will face trial for corruption during his 15-year rule, but not for human rights abuses, the judge handling the case said on Monday. A 20-page ruling on the ch…Continue Reading
A Haitian judge said Monday that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier should face trial for corruption, but not the more serious charges of human rights violations committed during his rule.Continue Reading
The Human Rights Watch is clarifying its position on the embattled Yemeni president Ali Abdulla Saleh getting medical treatment in the United States.Continue Reading
"Forced marriages constitute a serious violation of human rights and the rights of the child," said Dennis McKinlay, Executive Director of UNICEF NZ, in response to the story of a 17 year-old woman forced into a marriage and held against her …Continue Reading
Following human rights groups' complaints of rampant torture of inmates, Iraq's government has moved to take control of the country's makeshift prisons.Continue Reading
A Palestinian atheist who was jailed and beaten last year for expressing anti-Muslim views on Facebook and in blogs says Palestinian security forces are harassing him again, despite government pledges to respect human rights.Continue Reading