Kettling not breach of human rights
Police use of "kettling" tactics to contain crowds during violent demonstrations in London in 2001 did not breach human rights, European judges have ruled.Continue Reading
UN panel approves sidelined report praising Gaddafi's human rights record
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): A United Nations panel has adopted a report praising the human rights record of the former government of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a year after it was sidelined amid international objection.Continue Reading
Gay, transgender activists contend for human rights post
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Indonesian gay activist Dede Oetomo and transgender Yulianus "Mami Yuli" Rettoblaut are both still in the running for National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) leader position. Both names are among the …Continue Reading
Gay, transgender activists contend for human rights post
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Indonesian gay activist Dede Oetomo and transgender Yulianus "Mami Yuli" Rettoblaut are both still in the running for National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) leader position. Both names are among the …Continue Reading
Gay, transgender activists contend for human rights post
Jakarta (The Jakarta Post/ANN) – Indonesian gay activist Dede Oetomo and transgender Yulianus "Mami Yuli" Rettoblaut are both still in the running for National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) leader position. Both names are among the …Continue Reading
Syria: Witnesses Describe Idlib Destruction, Killings
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Accounts from witnesses reveal significant destruction and a large number of deaths and injuries of civilians in Syria’s bombardment of the city of Idlib. On the anniversary of the Syr…Continue Reading
Burma: New Law on Demonstrations Falls Short
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Burma’s new law on the right to peaceful assembly falls far short of international standards.
(New York) – Burma’s new law on the right to peaceful assemb…Continue Reading
Playboy photos spark human rights complaint
Images of naked Playboy models in a fire safety presentation have landed an instructor and forestry worker in mediation, according to papers filed with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Lawyer Freed, but Rights Restricted
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Conditions imposed on a union lawyer freed from prison by Kazakh authorities on March 7, 2012, prevent her from resuming her labor activism and infringe on her fundamental rights. …Continue Reading
Dissidents occupy Cuba church, seek papal audience
Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits in two weeks, saying they want to air their grievances about human rights on the island.Continue Reading
UANI Responds to MTN’s Claims that it Adheres to UN Human Rights Policies
United Against Nuclear Iran CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, released the following statement Wednesday in response to MTN’s March 12 press release, which stated that “On huContinue Reading
Playboy photos spark human rights complaint
Images of naked Playboy models in a fire safety presentation have landed an instructor and forestry worker in mediation, according to papers filed with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.Continue Reading
ICC: Landmark Verdict a Warning to Rights Abusers
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The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) guilty verdict against rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo for recruiting and using child soldiers in hostilities is a first step in bringing…Continue Reading
Sri Lankan gov't comes under fire over human rights issues
Colombo (The Island/ANN) – The Sri Lankan government has come under heavy NGO flak on the sidelines of the 19th sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, with President Mahinda Rajapaksa strongly criticised for introducing …Continue Reading
Sri Lankan gov't comes under fire over human rights issues
Colombo (The Island/ANN) – The Sri Lankan government has come under heavy NGO flak on the sidelines of the 19th sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, with President Mahinda Rajapaksa strongly criticised for introducing …Continue Reading