Myanmar's HR situation improving but 'serious challenges' remain: UN official
Rangoon, Feb 6 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said he has witnessed a positive impact in Myanmar's recent human rights situation, but added that serious challenges still remain and need to be addressed.Continue Reading
Human rights condition improving in Myanmar: UN envoy
Yangon, Feb 6 (IANS) The human rights situation was improving in Myanmar but serious challenges still remained and needed to be addressed, UN special envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana has said.Continue Reading
Egypt: Rights Activists at Risk of Prison
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Egyptian authorities should drop all charges against unregistered nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and stop the criminal investigation of such groups. Authorities should not take act…Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
YANGON (Reuters) – A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward.Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar should admit to rights violations
YANGON (Reuters) – A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform program and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward. Argentine Toma…Continue Reading
UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
A U.N. human rights envoy said Sunday that Myanmar is considering letting foreign observers monitor April elections that are viewed as crucial for gauging the nation's much-heralded democratic reforms.Continue Reading
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights
An international human rights group has urged Israel to lift what it says are arbitrary restrictions on Palestinian residency in the West Bank and Gaza.Continue Reading
Kuwait: Promises, Mostly Unfulfilled, on Citizenship
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Kuwait’s government should follow through on promises to address citizenship claims of stateless residents, known as Bidun. The government should also amend its national laws to protec…Continue Reading
Israel: End Restrictions on Palestinian Residency
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Israeli policies on Palestinian residency have arbitrarily denied thousands of Palestinians the ability to live in, and travel to and from, the West Bank and Gaza. Israel should immediat…Continue Reading
UN: Russia, China Vetoes Betray Syrian People
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Vetoes by Russia and China of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria are a betrayal of the Syrian people, Human Rights Watch said today. A resolution urging the Syrian government to…Continue Reading
Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting
German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence to allow dissent.Continue Reading
Harper's hard line on human rights in China not softening with increased trade
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The prime minister heads to China next week to talk trade and senior officials insist human rights will also be part of the discussion. But they stop short of echoing concerns …Continue Reading
Harper's hard line on human rights in China not softening with increased trade
OTTAWA – The prime minister heads to China next week to talk trade and senior officials insist human rights will also be part of the discussion.Continue Reading
Colombia: Investigate Bomb Attacks in Southwest
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The Colombian government should ensure prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into two bomb attacks against police stations in southwestern Colombia, which are reported to have k…Continue Reading
Provocative International Human Rights Program “World on Trial” Airs on Public Television and via Internet
The new television and interactive series, World on Trial, premiered on public television stations beginning January 31 and is available via the web at worldontrial.psu.edu, according to Penn State University Dickinson School of Law. The program brings…Continue Reading