UN: Suspension From Rights Body Further Isolates Libya
(New York) – The UN General Assembly’s unprecedented decision to suspend Libya’s membership rights in the Human Rights Council (HRC) sends a strong message to those responsible for abuses in Libya that they will be held accountable, Human Rights Watch …Continue Reading
UN suspends Libya’s membership in Human Rights Council
New York, March 2 (DPA) The UN General Assembly decided Tuesday to suspend Libya’s membership in the 47-nation Human Rights Council after charging the government with crimes against humanity in the killings of civilian protesters.Continue Reading
UN kicks Libya off Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday suspended Libya from the UN Human Rights Council over leader Moamer Kadhafi’s brutal crackdown on opposition protests.Continue Reading
UN suspends Libya from rights council
The full membership of the United Nations has suspended Libya from the U.N. Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
Haiti: Letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Dear Madam Secretary,
We write to urge the United States to support the government of Haiti in its decision to move forward with the prosecution of the former dictator Jean‑Claude Duvalier for grave violations of human rights.
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Libya’s Rulers Must Know Crimes against Humanity Will be Punished
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UN debates barring Libya from rights council
The UN General Assembly meets to discuss suspending Libya’s membership in the Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
Zimbabwean Egypt detentions ‘a step back’
The UN human rights chief said Tuesday that the detention of Zimbabweans meeting about Egypt protests was a serious step backwards and underlined a growing crackdown on civil society in the country.Continue Reading
Uzbek rights group says defamation charges come as retaliation for its activities
MOSCOW – A human rights group that has previously accused Uzbek police of torture said it is facing defamation charges for alleging that a police official was connected to the 2007 death of a popular singer.Continue Reading
Yemen: Reveal Opposition Figures’ Whereabouts
(Sanaa) – At least eight people including a southern opposition leader have been "disappeared" after Yemeni security forces detained them in Aden in February 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Libya: What the Security Council Has Done for Justice
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UN warns Yemen against violent repression
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday warned Yemeni authorities against the violent repression of peaceful protests, saying that people have the right to express their grievances.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka attacks on fishermen are a wake-up call to India
ON JANUARY 22, the Sri Lankan Navy intercepted an Indian fishing boat from Tamil Nadu. Two fishermen jumped into the sea, but 28year-old Jayakumar stayed on his boat. The two survivors told the authorities that a Sri Lankan Navy official climbed into t…Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
India will ask the United States to extradite an ex-army officer who is accused of kidnapping and killing a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California, investigators said Tuesday.Continue Reading
UNHRC poised to adopt report praising Libya’s Human Rights records
New York, Feb 29 (ANI): Amid unrest in Libya, where on one side the United Nations has condemned the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, the organisation’s Human Rights Council is poised adopt a report praising the …Continue Reading