Burma: Free Political Prisoners to Show Commitment to Reform
The Burmese government should immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners in Burma to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its touted reform process.
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Libyan rebels tarnished by human rights report
While pro-Qaddafi forces carried out numerous atrocities throughout Libya’s civil war, rebel groups are also to blame for serious human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.Continue Reading
Hague attacks Iran over human rights record
Britain will seek a resolution at the UN general assembly on human rights condemning Iran, William Hague has pledged.Continue Reading
Afghanistan Ratifies Global Ban on Cluster Bombs
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Afghanistan should be commended for its ratification of the international convention banning cluster bombs in defiance of pressure from the United States.
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U.N. experts say Israel’s blockade of Gaza illegal
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip violates international law, a panel of human rights experts reporting to a U.N. body said on Tuesday, disputing a conclusion reached by a separate U.N. probe into Israel’s raid on a Gaza-boun…Continue Reading
Campaigners urge UN rights council to probe Sri Lanka
Rights campaigners on Tuesday urged the UN Human Rights Council to order a probe into the final months of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict, after a report detailing serious violations was transferred to the council.Continue Reading
Clarke holds ground on human rights
There is not the “faintest chance” that the government will withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, the Commons has heard.Continue Reading
Both Afghan militias, local police accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses
Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): A prominent human rights group has claimed that militias and some units of new local police in Afghanistan are committing serious human rights abuses, such as rape, killing, arbitrary detention, abductions and forcible land g…Continue Reading
Vietnam political prisoner dies after 33 years
An international human rights group says a Vietnamese political prisoner has died after more than three decades in detention.Continue Reading
UN Rights Council: Act on Sri Lanka Report
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The United Nations Human Rights Council should act on the recommendations in a report commissioned by the UN Secretary-General detailing grave abuses during the final months of Sri Lanka…Continue Reading
Libya leaders commit to ‘moderate’ rule
Libya’s new leaders pledged “moderate” Islamic rule and affirmed their commitment to human rights on Tuesday, even as their fighters were accused of committing possible war crimes.Continue Reading
May at loggerheads with human rights body
Human rights are at risk from “controversial” anti-terror legislation, a parliamentary committee has said.Continue Reading
The Netherlands: Transgender Law Violates Rights
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The Dutch Civil Code violates the human rights of transgender people, and the government should amend it without delay. The government should revise article 28 of the civil code, wh…Continue Reading
UN under pressure to re-examine Sri Lankan war human rights violations
Geneva,Sept 13(ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council is facing growing pressure to re-examine alleged violations of human rights which allegedly took place during the conflict between the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil…Continue Reading
UN Sri Lanka report sent to human rights council
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has sent a report accusing Sri Lankan troops of killing tens of thousands of civilians to the UN Human Rights Council, bringing a potential international inquiry one step closer.Continue Reading