OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada brushed off a call by Amnesty International on Wednesday to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush for human rights abuse, saying the organization was engaging in cheap stunts.Continue Reading
MOSCOW – An international human rights watchdog lambasted an Oscar-winning actress and other Western celebrities on Wednesday for attending a concert held on the birthday of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader, who has been accused of grave rights abuses …Continue Reading
An international human rights watchdog lambasted an Oscar-winning actress and other Western celebrities on Wednesday for attending a concert held on the birthday of Chechnya’s Kremlin-backed leader, who has been accused of grave rights abuses and spend…Continue Reading
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case today that challenges the constitutionality of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered over 10 lakh cases since its inception in 1993, an official said Wednesday.Continue Reading
A U.S.-based human rights group is accusing the Philippine army of fabricating stories that some children it has taken into custody are communist “child warriors.”Continue Reading
The U.N. human rights office called Tuesday for Israel to stop Jewish settlers from attacking Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, accusing the army of failing to restrain settlers while being quick to use force against Palestinians.Continue Reading
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israeli security forces escorting settlers into West Bank villages appear to have used excessive force against Palestinians, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
YANGON (Reuters) – Reclusive Myanmar is expected to release a number of political detainees on Wednesday under an amnesty for thousands of prisoners announced after the national human rights commission urged the president to free “prisoners of conscien…Continue Reading
YANGON (Reuters) – A new official human rights body in Myanmar urged the president on Tuesday to release “prisoners of conscience” in an open letter in state media, the clearest sign yet that the reclusive state may free political prisoners within days.Continue Reading
(Reuters) – A new official human rights body in Myanmar urged the president Tuesday to release “prisoners of conscience” in an open letter in state media, the clearest sign yet that the reclusive state may free political prisoners within days.Continue Reading
A government-appointed human rights body has urged Myanmar’s new president to release political prisoners.Continue Reading
YANGON (Reuters) – A new official human rights body in Myanmar urged the president on Tuesday to release “prisoners of conscience” in an open letter in state media, the clearest sign yet that the reclusive state may free political prisoners within days.Continue Reading
YANGON (Reuters) – A new government-appointed human rights body in Myanmar urged the country’s president on Tuesday to release “prisoners of conscience” in an open letter published in state media, the strongest sign yet the reclusive state may soon fre…Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Jean-Claude Van Damme might be gearing up to do battle once again — but this time his martial arts skills aren’t likely to help him out.Continue Reading