The newly appointed UN expert on human rights in Sudan said on Thursday that Khartoum prevented him from visiting Darfur during a five-day trip to Sudan, despite his request to do so.Continue Reading
The United States is working to break an "information blockade" that allows North Korea to hide its rights abuses and keep its people away from news of the wider world, President Barack Obama's envoy on North Korean human rights said Thur…Continue Reading
A Yukon Human Rights hearing into an allegation of sexual harassment finished hearing evidence this week.Continue Reading
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's military police and intelligence will be able to detain civilians and refer them to military tribunals under a government decree issued on Wednesday that was criticized as a dangerous move by human rights groups. One MP de…Continue Reading
TORONTO – Transgendered people in Ontario will soon have the same protections under the Human Rights Code as everyone else.Continue Reading
A global human rights group on Wednesday urged Bangladesh to keep its border open to people seeking refuge from sectarian violence in western Myanmar.Continue Reading
A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Tehran revolutionary court, his daughter said Tuesday.Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. senators on Tuesday unveiled a bill to expand trade with Russia by removing it from a Cold War-era law that links trade with human rights, a move questioned by legislators worried about the country's support for t…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday that migrant construction workers in Qatar, which is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup, risk serious abuse amounting to "forced labour."Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch warned on Tuesday that migrant construction workers in Qatar, which is preparing to host the 2022 World Cup, risk serious abuse amounting to "forced labour."Continue Reading
New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mr. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan has said that human rights are exploited by rich and powerful people and this is the biggest challenge. However, these rights will never lose thei…Continue Reading
ATLANTA, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The National Center for Civil and Human Rights today unveiled the new architectural rendering for the Center, created by the award-winning team of architects at Freelon/HOK. …Continue Reading
TORONTO , June 11, 2012 /CNW/ – June 15 is the 50 th anniversary of Ontario's Human Rights Code – the first such code in Canada . To mark this important event, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the …Continue Reading
Beijing, June 11 (IANS) China Monday publicized an action plan to protect human rights.Continue Reading
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — There is a difference between feeling empathy for those whose human rights are being violated and taking action to prevent it from happening. …Continue Reading