Commonwealth ministers stumble over human rights
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting on Thursday were split over how tough to get on human rights abuses in member countries, an issue which one official said their leaders were unlikely to resolve at a summit later in th…Continue Reading
‘Opposition using human rights for their benefit’
Opposition politicians are using human rights issues for their political benefit, warned former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad.Continue Reading
Commonwealth ministers stumble over human rights
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Commonwealth foreign ministers meeting on Thursday were split over how tough to get on human rights abuses in member countries, an issue which one official said their leaders were unlikely to resolve at a summit later in th…Continue Reading
Kenya: Account for ‘Disappeared’ in Insurgency Crackdown
Over 300 people are still missing three years after a conflict over an insurgency in the Mt. Elgon region, the majority of them forcibly disappeared by the Kenyan army, Human Rights Watch said in a report released…Continue Reading
Dr M: Malaysia should only back limited human rights
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 — Malaysia should support human rights only as much as it can and not pay heed to critics who ask for excessive rights, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.Continue Reading
Life sentence for Argentine "Blond Angel of Death"
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Alfredo Astiz, Argentina’s infamous “Blond Angel of Death,” and 11 other death squad members from the 1970s were jailed for life on Wednesday in one of the country’s biggest human rights cases.Continue Reading
Indonesia: Repeal New Intelligence Law
Indonesia’s recently enacted intelligence law could be used to impose repressive practices reminiscent of the Suharto era.
(New York) – Indonesia’s recently enacted intelligenc…Continue Reading
U.S. urges Bahrain to follow through on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States pressed Bahrain on Wednesday to make good on its pledges to address any human rights violations committed during a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests earlier this year.Continue Reading
Warning over UK human rights debate
The UK’s negative media coverage of human rights issues sparked by scepticism from the Tory right risks damaging human rights compliance in countries such as Russia and Turkey, the head of the Council …Continue Reading
Gillard raises human rights concerns with Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa that Australia wants to see his country deal with the alleged human rights abuses committed during the civil war.Continue Reading
Egypt: Draft ‘Political Corruption’ Law Invites Abuse
Cabinet proposals to amend and implement Egypt’s 1952 “Law on Political Treachery” have negative implications for the country’s political freedoms and upcoming election. In a televised inte…Continue Reading
Joint Statement to Northern Cyprus Regarding Arrests Under Article 171
On 14, 15 and 16 October 2011 two groups of men were arrested in the Northern Cyprus under Article 171 of the 1929 Criminal Code, which criminalizes male homosexuality. Article 171, brought in under British coloni…Continue Reading
Human rights, economy focus of Commonwealth summit
Human rights, food security and economic growth will head up the agenda at a major meeting of Commonwealth nation leaders in Australia.Continue Reading
Derechos, no penalización, para niñas y mujeres, dice el experto de la ONU en salud
Por Stephanie Schlitt, investigadora y asesora de políticas en materia de género de Amnistía Internacional.
Hoy, en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas, el experto de la ONU en el derecho a la salud, Anand Grover, presentará un informe inn…Continue Reading
Human rights movement like communism, says former IGP
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – The nation’s former top cop has likened the rise of the human rights movement in Malaysia to communism, and said this would lead to the questioning of “accepted truths” like the social contract.Continue Reading