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
Morocco: Allow Political Exile to Return Home
The Moroccan government should renew the passport of Abdelkrim Mouti’ and allow him and his family to end their political exile. Moroccan officials have refused repeated requests to issue him a passport, as rece…Continue Reading
Gaza: Stop Harassing Activists
Hamas authorities in Gaza should halt their summonses, interrogations, arbitrary detentions, and other harassment apparently aimed at intimidating civil society activists into silence, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top U.N. rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top U.N. rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
"Isolated" Syria in the dock at top UN rights body
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 2,200 people have been killed in Syria in the five-month-old crackdown by Syrian forces on anti-government protesters, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said on Monday.Continue Reading
APNewsBreak: Arab nations to pressure Syria at UN
A U.N. human rights expert says Arab nations agreed Monday to demand that Syria allow an international probe within its borders to see whether crimes against humanity have been committed.Continue Reading
Remains Of 2,000 People Found In Kashmir
The remains of more than 2,000 people have been found in dozens of unmarked graves in the divided region of Kashmir, according to an Indian government human rights inquiry.Continue Reading
Rights group slams Manus Island deal
The Human Rights Commission has warned that transferring asylum seekers to an immigration processing centre set to re-open in Papua New Guinea could lead to human rights breaches.Continue Reading
Libya: All Sides Obligated to Protect Civilians
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As fighting reaches the Libyan capital, Tripoli, all sides to the conflict – forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, forces of the National Transitional Council, and the NATO allies – need …Continue Reading
UN rights body to pressure Syria on brutal crackdown
The UN Human Rights Council will pressure the Syrian regime Monday to halt attacks and allow an independent probe into alleged violations during its brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.Continue Reading
UN rights body to pressure Syria on brutal crackdown
GENEVA (AFP) – The UN Human Rights Council will pressure the Syrian regime Monday to halt attacks and allow an independent probe into alleged violations during its brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.Continue Reading
UN rights body to pressure Syria on brutal crackdown
The UN Human Rights Council will pressure the Syrian regime Monday to halt attacks and allow an independent probe into alleged violations during its brutal crackdown on anti-government protests.Continue Reading
The Price of Business as Usual
Prime Minister Stephen Harper loves the way the government of Colombia operates. Defending the Colombia-Canada free-trade agreement that was passed in 2009 with the support of the Liberals, he ludicrously claims that concerns about human rights in that…Continue Reading
Over 2,000 found buried in Kashmir’s unmarked graves – report
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than 2,000 corpses have been found buried in several unmarked graves in Kashmir, believed to be victims of the divided region’s separatist revolt, a government human rights commission said in a report.Continue Reading