Assam Rifles win human rights debate competition
Manesar (Haryana), Nov 19 (IANS) Assam Rifles won the best team trophy in an all-India debate on human rights among the central paramilitary forces at the National Security Guards (NSG) campus here Friday evening.Continue Reading
Britain pushes for European Court reform
Britain is trying to secure changes to the European Court of Human Rights that would restrict its role to to serious issues of principle, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said Saturday.Continue Reading
Britain pushes for European Court reform
Britain is trying to secure changes to the European Court of Human Rights that would restrict its role to to serious issues of principle, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke said Saturday.Continue Reading
Brazil probes human rights violations
Brasilia, Nov 19 (IANS/EFE) President Dilma Rousseff Friday signed a document creating a panel to investigate human rights violations by Brazil’s 1964-85 military regime.Continue Reading
Human rights court ‘major reforms’
Britain is set to secure major legal reforms that would stop the European Court of Human Rights overruling UK judges on immigration cases, it has been reported.Continue Reading
Kenya: Respect Law in Somalia Military Operations
The Kenyan government should ensure that its forces in Somalia abide by the laws of war and avoid harm to civilians. The government should also promptly and impartially investigate recent incidents in which Kenyan…Continue Reading
Human rights court ‘major reforms’
Britain is set to secure major legal reforms that would stop the European Court of Human Rights overruling UK judges on immigration cases, it has been reported.Continue Reading
Libya reinstated to UN Human Rights Council
Libya is reinstated to the United Nations Human Rights Council in an important step toward the African country’s re-emergence as a full member of the international community.Continue Reading
UN restores Libya membership in human rights panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Friday restored Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, ending a suspension the United Nations imposed on Tripoli as civil war broke out there.Continue Reading
UN restores Libya membership in human rights panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Friday restored Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, ending a suspension the United Nations imposed on Tripoli as civil war broke out there.Continue Reading
UN restores Libya membership in human rights panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Friday restored Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, ending a suspension the United Nations imposed on Tripoli as civil war broke out there.Continue Reading
UN reinstates Libya to Human Rights Council
The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to reinstate Libya’s membership on the Human Rights Council after its new government pledged before the world body to defend human rights and establish the rule of law.Continue Reading
U.N. restores Libya membership in human rights panel
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. General Assembly on Friday restored Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council, ending a suspension the United Nations imposed on Tripoli as civil war broke out there. Libyan Deputy U.N. Ambassador Ibrahim D…Continue Reading
Brazil’s Rousseff backs dictatorship abuses probe
President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who was jailed and tortured during Brazil’s military dictatorship, on Friday endorsed creation of a truth panel to probe human rights abuses during that dark period.Continue Reading
National Adoption Month New Book Exposes Child Trafficking, Human Rights Abuses in Adoption
NEW YORK — For the first time, the extent of fraud, corruption, and child trafficking in international adoption between Guatemala and the United States has been credibly determined. Thousands of previously-unreleased …Continue Reading