WINNIPEG, MANITOBA– – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights recently held the first meeting of its Inclusive Design Advisory Council in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This council, made up of eight experts, advisors …Continue Reading
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – The main U.N. human rights forum condemned Syria’s crackdown on protests on Friday and Royal Dutch Shell shut down oil work there because of EU sanctions, signs of the deepening isolation of President Bashar al-Assad. The 47-m…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations top human rights forum strongly condemned Syria on Friday for “gross and systematic” violations by its forces, including executions, and set the stage for possible action by U.N. political bodies in New York. The 4…Continue Reading
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A Yukon Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of a Human Rights Commission decision that awarded two former Yukon College students with $10,000 each, on discrimination grounds.Continue Reading
Syrian children are increasingly the victims of the Assad regime’s repression of opposition forces, a new UN-backed inquiry reports, but despite growing regional pressure on Syria and an appeal from the UN’s top human rights official, the UN Human …Continue Reading
The United Nations’ human rights chief called on the international community to protect Syrian civilians Friday as violence surged across the country, with hours of intense shooting that sent stray bullets whizzing across the border.Continue Reading
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday slammed “gross violations” in Syria following evidence security forces murdered and tortured dissidents including children, as five more people reportedly died.Continue Reading
Syrian authorities killed at least 307 children in their crackdown on opposition protesters, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday, urging world powers to refer these and other allegations of Syrian “crimes against humanity” to the International Crim…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ human rights chief urged world powers on Friday to take action to protect civilians in Syria from “ruthless repression,” but her call was swiftly criticized by envoys from China and Russia. More than 4,000 people …Continue Reading
The U.N.’s top human rights body has criticized Syria’s crackdown on opposition protesters and appointed a special investigator to probe abuses in the country.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ human rights chief on Friday urged world powers to take action to protect civilians in Syria from “ruthless repression,” but her call was criticised by envoys from China and Russia. More than 4,000 people have bee…Continue Reading
KINSHASA, Congo – At least 18 people have been killed and 100 seriously injured in election violence in Congo, with most of the deaths caused by troops loyal to President Joseph Kabila, Human Rights Watch said Friday.Continue Reading
At least 18 people have been killed and 100 seriously injured in election violence in Congo, with most of the deaths caused by troops loyal to President Joseph Kabila, Human Rights Watch said Friday.Continue Reading
The U.N.’s human rights chief called Friday for Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court over allegations that its crackdown on opposition protesters has led to crimes against humanity.Continue Reading