KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) — In conjunction with World Human RightsDay on Dec 10, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) will organisethe Malaysian Human Rights Awards 2011.The awards, conferred at the annual event, are aimed at acknow…Continue Reading

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Syria has repeatedly blocked United Nations requests to admit human rights monitors, said a U.N. official who stressed that regional bodies such as the Arab League are key to reaching a long-term political solution to the crisis.Continue Reading

The producers of New York’s Fashion Week have canceled a show scheduled for next week by the daughter of the president of Uzbekistan amid pressure from a human rights group and a planned protest over the use of child labor in her country.Continue Reading

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The National Transitional Council (NTC), the de facto authority that controls most of Libya, should take immediate steps to secure and guard weapons storage facilities in the areas under…Continue Reading

Honduras should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the killings of dozens of peasants in the Bajo Aguán Valley.

(Washington, D.C.) – Honduras should conduct a pro…Continue Reading