KABUL (Reuters) – Armed groups supported by NATO and the Afghan government are terrorising and robbing the people they are supposed to protect, behaviour that is building support for insurgents, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report on Mon…Continue Reading

Afghan militias and some units of a U.S.-backed local police force have been committing abuses, including stealing from homes during raids and beating residents, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading

At least 2,600 people have been killed in the unrest in Syria since popular protests first broke out in mid-March, the UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said Monday.Continue Reading

KABUL (Reuters) – Armed groups supported by NATO and the Afghan government are terrorising and robbing the people they are supposed to protect, behaviour that is building support for insurgents, advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report on Mon…Continue Reading

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