UN rights body demands Syria end violence, co-operate with probe
GENEVA – The U.N.’s top human rights body voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to demand that Syria end its bloody crackdown and co-operate with an international probe into possible crimes against humanity.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch: S.African farmworkers abused
Slum housing and poor health conditions endured by South African farmworkers amount to human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday about the men and women who produce some of the country’s best-known exports — wines and f…Continue Reading
UN rights council orders probe into Syria
The UN Human Rights Council has ordered a probe into violations committed by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on popular protests.Continue Reading
U.N. rights body launches new Syria inquiry
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council launched an international commission of inquiry on Tuesday into Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters, including possible crimes against humanity, despite objections by Russia, China and Cuba.Continue Reading
UN rights council orders probe into Syria violations
The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday ordered a probe into violations committed by the Syrian regime during its crackdown on popular protests.Continue Reading
Asian Centre for Human Rights urged to focus on lack of accountability, not Hazare’s fast
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) has urged the civil society organizations to focus on the lack of accountability for corruption rather than fast by Anna Hazare who has been playing brinkmanship with the government.Continue Reading
U.N. rights body launches new Syria inquiry
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council launched an international commission of inquiry on Tuesday into Syria’s crackdown on anti-government protesters, including possible crimes against humanity, despite objections by Russia, China and Cuba.Continue Reading
UN rights council orders probe into Syria
The UN Human Rights Council has ordered an investigation into violations committed by the Syrian regime.Continue Reading
APPELLATE COURT DENIES STAY ORDER TO HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 23 (Bernama) — A human rights activist failed to obtain anorder from the Court of Appeal here to stay the trial of a defamation suit filedagainst him, which was scheduled tomorrow.Justices Datuk Zainun Ali, Datuk Zaharah Ibrahim and Ana…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch: S.African farmworkers abused
Slum housing and poor health conditions endured by South African farmworkers amount to human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday about the men and women who produce some of the country’s best-known exports — wines and f…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch: S.African farmworkers abused
Human Rights Watch says the slum housing and poor health conditions endured by South African farmworkers amount to human rights abuses.Continue Reading
South Africa: Farmworkers’ Dismal, Dangerous Lives
Workers in Western Cape province who help produce South Africa’s renowned wines and fruit are denied adequate housing, proper safety equipment, and basic labor rights. A Human Rights Watch report says that the g…Continue Reading
Malaysia condemned for deporting Uighurs to China
A human rights group criticised Malaysia on Tuesday for sending a group of ethnic Uighurs back to China and urged an end to such deportations over fears of mistreatment and even torture.Continue Reading
Malaysia/China: Prevent Forced Return of Uighurs
The Malaysian government should immediately ensure that five Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity among at least 16 arrested in raids on August 6, 2011, are not forcibly returned to China.
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Arab nations pressure Syria at UN
Arab nations on the U.N.’s top human rights body cautiously joined the call Monday for Syria to cease its bloody crackdown and cooperate with an international probe, illustrating President Bashar al-Assad’s growing isolation.Continue Reading