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
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