GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office called Friday for an investigation into the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, noting that his death robbed his victims of a chance at “cathartic” justice in the courts.Continue Reading
The U.N. human rights office called Friday for an investigation into the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, noting that his death robbed his victims of a chance at “cathartic” justice in the courts.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office called on Friday for a full investigation into the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and voiced concerns that he may have been executed.Continue Reading
The most senior judge in England and Wales has said British courts do not need to abide by the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
During the same week that the Belarus secret police known as the KGB gained new privileges, such as being able to break into residences and offices, Human Rights Watch released a memorandum voicing concerns over allegations of torture. The memorandum, …Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Tehran on Wednesday slammed a report by a U.N. investigator that said human rights abuses in Iran appear to be increasing and blamed the United States and Europe for the negative assessment of Tehran.Continue Reading
Serious human rights violations persist in Myanmar despite a mass amnesty for more than 6,300 prisoners including some political opponents, the UN rights envoy to the country said Wednesday.Continue Reading
Recently, I interviewed Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, about the recent launch of Health eVillages. This initiative aims to bring mobile medical reference and decision support technology to clinic…Continue Reading
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — As an organization of Arab American physicians and health professionals dedicated to healing and to the preservation of life, the National Arab American Medical Association (NAAMA) …Continue Reading
A new UN report criticising Iran’s human rights record contains “big lies” and is biased, the chief of the Islamic republic’s judicial system said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s judiciary ordered an investigation on Wednesday into human rights crimes committed by the United States — a defiant response to a UN report on its own alleged rights violations and to the U.S. charge that Tehran planned to ki…Continue Reading
The State Department said Tuesday it will consider a special investigation of alleged human rights abuses in Bahrain before moving ahead with $53 million in arms sales to the violence-wracked nation.Continue Reading