WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Ba…Continue Reading
A Syrian human rights group says one Western journalist has been killed and another wounded in restive Homs province.Continue Reading
Hundreds of political and human rights activists on Wednesday questioned the Sri Lankan government's will to solve the killing of an outspoken newspaper editor three years ago.Continue Reading
NEW YORK , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — For the sixth consecutive year, Deloitte has been named one of Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) "Best Places to Work," earning a perfect 100 percent rating …Continue Reading
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) – The indigenous people of Bangladesh faced gross violation of human rights last year while the perpetrators enjoyed full impunity even after committing crimes like murder, rape, and arson, a report has said.Continue Reading
Dhaka (The Daily Star/ANN) – The indigenous people of Bangladesh faced gross violation of human rights last year while the perpetrators enjoyed full impunity even after committing crimes like murder, rape, and arson, a report has said.Continue Reading
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Yemeni government proposal to grant President Ali Abdullah Saleh amnesty in return for his speedy exit is an affront to thousands who suffered under his rule and should be rejected by the parliament, U.S.-based Human Rights Watch gr…Continue Reading
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison.Continue Reading
A leading Cuban human rights campaigner said Tuesday that brief detentions of dissidents nearly doubled in 2011 compared to the year before.Continue Reading
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan handed control of all its prisons on Tuesday to the interior ministry, which commands the police force, raising concerns among human rights activists that prisoners could be at greater risk of torture and mistreatment. Pre…Continue Reading
Lahore, Jan 10(ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over reports of several journalists facing threats in recent weeks and called on the government to ensure their security.Continue Reading
Human rights activists, some dressed in orange prison jumpsuits, protested in front of the White House Monday to demand that the Guantanamo Bay detention facility be closed, 10 years after it opened.Continue Reading
A new law granting sweeping immunity to Yemen’s president and anyone who served in his authoritarian regime over the past 33 years sparked fresh violence Monday and brought condemnation from human rights groups.Continue Reading
The UN human rights head Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at recent developments in Fiji saying critics of the government have faced criminal charges, arbitrary detention and intimidation.Continue Reading
Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have downplayed fears about the unrest in the kingdom following calls from human rights groups to boycott the event.Continue Reading