David Shannon, CEO of Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, brings resolve to job
HALIFAX – Even when faced with the perils of a life-changing spinal cord injury 30 years ago, David Shannon's optimism never wavered.Continue Reading
Iraqi VP demands inquiry into bodyguard's death
Iraq's fugitive vice president demanded Sunday that global human rights groups investigate whether one of his bodyguards was tortured to death.Continue Reading
Israel weighs UN rights council boycott
Israel should boycott the United Nations Human Rights Council after it voted to authorise a probe of Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told public radio on Sunday.Continue Reading
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe
Israeli Cabinet ministers were in an uproar Sunday over the U.N. Human Rights Council's plan to investigate Israeli settlement in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and some urged that the panel be banned from entering Israel and the Palestinian ter…Continue Reading
Syria forces accused of using civilians as shields
Human Rights Watch accused Syrian forces Sunday of using civilians as human shields during recent military operations, as diplomatic pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime intensified.Continue Reading
Syria: Local Residents Used as Human Shields
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Syrian government forces have endangered local residents by forcing them to march in front of the army during recent arrest operations, troop movements, and attacks on towns and villages…Continue Reading
Church of Scientology Hosts Finale of International Human Rights World Tour
The Church of Scientology hosted closing ceremonies March 23 for the 9th annual Youth for Human Rights International World Tour at the L. Ron Hubbard Auditorium of the Scientology Community Center at 8039 S. Vermont Avenue in South Los Angeles.Los Ange…Continue Reading
EU names 17 Iranians sanctioned over human rights
BRUSSELS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on 17 Iranian officials, including prominent members of the government and the judiciary it says play a key role in serious human rights violations. Agreed by EU foreign ministers on F…Continue Reading
EU names 17 Iranians sanctioned over human rights
BRUSSELS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The European Union has imposed sanctions on 17 Iranian officials, including prominent members of the government and the judiciary it says play a key role in serious human rights violations. Agreed by EU foreign ministers on F…Continue Reading
UN rights forum extends Syria investigators' mandate
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned on Friday what it called "sharply escalating" violations by Syrian forces and extended the mandate of its investigators documenting crimes against humanity that include exec…Continue Reading
UN official warns Sri Lanka over reprisals
London, March 24 (IANS) A UN human rights official has warned Sri Lanka against possible attacks on its rights activists after a UN body passed a resolution decrying rights violations in the island.Continue Reading
Morocco: Girl’s Death Highlights Flawed Laws
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Morocco should enact a meaningful law on domestic violence and repeal the penal code provision that in practice has allowed men accused of raping or having sex with minors to avoid prose…Continue Reading
UN rights council throws out Russia proposal on Libya detentions
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution urging Libya's new rulers to probe all alleged abuses, but threw out a Russian proposal calling for a halt to arbitrary detentions.Continue Reading
Chile: Gay Rights Ruling a Leap Forward
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ ruling that sexual orientation cannot be used to deny custody rights is a landmark case for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) peo…Continue Reading
UN Human Rights Council: North Korea Condemnation Goes Unopposed
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The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea signaled both the gravity of the abuses and the need for the new pr…Continue Reading