MOSCOW (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Azerbaijan on Wednesday to show greater respect for human rights during a brief trip to the oil- and gas-exporting Caspian Sea nation. In a roughly five-hour visit, Clinton balanced her conc…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Major human rights groups called on Pakistan on Wednesday to protect a prominent lawyer and investigate allegations that Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill her. Asma Jahangir, who has pursued human righ…Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Major human rights groups called on Pakistan on Wednesday to protect a prominent lawyer and investigate allegations that Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill her.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Major human rights groups called on Pakistan on Wednesday to protect a prominent lawyer and investigate allegations that Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill her.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Major human rights groups called on Pakistan on Wednesday to protect a prominent lawyer and investigate allegations that Pakistani military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill her. Asma Jahangir, who has pursued human righ…Continue Reading
In the supposed workers' paradise of North Korea, inequality is assigned at birth, a study by a U.S.-based human rights group says.Continue Reading
Islamabad, June 6 (ANI): Pakistan should launch an investigation into allegations that elements in the country's military and intelligence agencies have plotted to kill the prominent human rights activist Asma Jahangir, a human rights organization …Continue Reading
One of Pakistan's leading human rights activists has told Sky News she fears for her life after receiving information from a "credible source" that she is being targeted for assassination.Continue Reading
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) delayed on Tuesday the controversial reform of its human rights panel, which a growing number of Latin American nations have criticized. The leftist leaders of Bolivia, Ecuador, …Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A caste system under which North Korea ranks its citizens based on their family's political background and punishes those deemed disloyal to the leadership underpins the country's human rights abuses, according to a study…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to punish Russian officials for alleged human rights abuses would badly damage U.S.-Russian ties and hurt U.S. exports, business groups said on Tuesday, two days before a key congressional panel will vote on the measure. T…Continue Reading
TORONTO , June 5, 2012 /CNW/ – KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS) is launching a national tour focused on women human rights defenders from Colombia , Palestine, and Canadian communities. …Continue Reading
Lahore, June 5 (ANI): Personalities belonging to various civil society organisations and bar associations have expressed serious concern and alarm at the information leak from a highly credible source that there is serious threat to the life of Asma Ja…Continue Reading
Washington, June 5 (ANI): The US Department of State, which monitors human rights across the globe, has taken note of Australia's human rights record and expressed its concern over the speech case of News Ltd columnist Andrew Bolt.Continue Reading
The US special envoy for human rights in North Korea will travel to Japan and South Korea this week for meetings with senior officials, the State Department said Monday.Continue Reading