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
UN's Ban says Libya should end rights abuses
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that Libyan authorities should address human rights violations after a U.N. report found both sides committed war crimes during last year's conflict and that killing, tor…Continue Reading
Brazil to bring first charges over dictatorship violence
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors said on Tuesday they would file charges against a retired colonel over the disappearance of five guerrillas during the 1964-1985 military dictatorship, the first such case to be brought against any military of…Continue Reading
UANI Calls on InterContinental Hotels Group to Reverse Decision to Host Iranian Delegation During Human Rights Council …
On Tuesday, United Against Nuclear Iran called on the InterContinental Hotels Group to reverse its decision to host Iran’s delegation during this month’s meeting of the UnitContinue Reading
UN chief urges Libya to probe rights abuses
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Libyan authorities to address human rights violations related to last year's uprising and ouster of Moammar Gadhafi after a U.N. report said forces both supporting and opposing the former leader c…Continue Reading
Ban Ki-moon says Libya should end rights abuses
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that Libyan authorities should address human rights violations after a U.N. report found both sides committed war crimes during last year's conflict and that killing, tor…Continue Reading
EU calls on Iran to release rights lawyer
The European Union on Tuesday called on Iran to release a prominent human rights lawyer recently sentenced to 18 years in prison, calling the verdict an "unacceptable attack" against the legal profession.Continue Reading
Brazil: Human Rights Prosecution a Landmark Step
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The decision by federal prosecutors to bring charges against a retired military officer for grave abuses committed in the 1970’s is a landmark step for accountability in Brazil …Continue Reading
South Korean lawmakers scuffle with North Korean delegates at UN human rights meeting
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean lawmakers have scuffled with North Korean delegates in Switzerland at a U.N. meeting on the North's alleged human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Russia: Police Beat, Detained Protesters
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Riot police beat and detained protesters at peaceful protests in March 2012, in Moscow and other cities.
(Moscow) – Riot police beat and detained protesters at pe…Continue Reading
Koreas scuffle interrupts UN human rights meeting
South Korean lawmakers have scuffled with North Korean delegates in Switzerland at a U.N. meeting on the North's alleged human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Iran: UN rights accusations come from 'terrorists'
Tehran says a U.N. human rights expert tasked with investigating the situation in Iran has produced a report based on statements by "terrorists."Continue Reading
Diario de una visita de alto nivel: el secretario general visita España
Por Salil Shetty, secretario general de Amnistía Internacional
Como secretario general de Amnistía Internacional tengo muchas funciones, y una de las fundamentales es entrevistarme con destacadas figuras públicas de todo el mundo.
Mis viajes al e…Continue Reading
Rights group: Syria laying mines in border areas
An international human rights group says Syrian troops have planted landmines along routes used by people fleeing the country's violence and trying to reach neighboring Turkey.Continue Reading
Syria: Army Planting Banned Landmines
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Syrian forces have placed landmines near the borders with Lebanon and Turkey in recent weeks and months, based on reports and confirmations from witnesses and Syrian deminers. Civilian c…Continue Reading