Libya: 10 Protesters Apparently Executed
Libyan government forces appear to have executed 10 protesters following an anti-government demonstration in the town of Bani Walid on May 28, 2011. Earlier on that day government forces fired on apparently peacef…Continue Reading
UN report says brutal crackdown in Syria ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’
GENEVA – Government forces in Syria may have committed crimes against humanity by conducting summary executions, torturing prisoners and targeting children in their crackdown against opposition protesters, a high-level U.N. human rights team said Thurs…Continue Reading
UN sees possible crimes against humanity in Syria
Government forces in Syria may have committed crimes against humanity by conducting summary executions, torturing prisoners and targeting children in their crackdown against opposition protesters, a high-level U.N. human rights team said Thursday.Continue Reading
Highlights – U.N. human rights report on Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian forces have fired on peaceful protesters across the country, often at short range and without warning, killing at least 1,900 civilians in what could amount to crimes against humanity, U.N. human rights investigators said on T…Continue Reading
UN rights chief asks UN to act against Syria
The U.N. human rights chief is asking the Security Council to refer Syria to the International Criminal Court for investigation of alleged atrocities against protesters during the five-month uprising.Continue Reading
Egyptians Defend Viral Video Activist Charged in Military Court
The Nation — Asmaa Mahfouz is one of Egypt’s most prominent activists. The 26-year-old helped co-found the influential April 6 Youth Movement in 2008 that helped pave the way for the revolution through years of grassroots organizing and street protest…Continue Reading
US: Ruling Should Spur Domestic Violence Reform
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has ruled that the United States violated international obligations when the government failed to enforce a restraining order against an abusive husband, Human Rights …Continue Reading
Syria comes under mounting pressure amid bloodshed
The U.S. and its European allies called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to resign Thursday as activists reported more bloodshed overnight and a high-level U.N. human rights team said Assad’s crackdown on dissent “may amount to crimes against humanity.”Continue Reading
U.N. human rights report on Syria
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian forces have fired on peaceful protesters across the country, often at short range and without warning, killing at least 1,900 civilians in what could amount to crimes against humanity, U.N. human rights investigators said on T…Continue Reading
More people killed in Syria as president tells UN chief that military operations ended
BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad told the United Nations chief that military operations in his country have ended, even as activists reported more bloodshed overnight and a high-level U.N. human rights team said Thursday the crackdown “may amount…Continue Reading
Deaths in Syria despite assurances by Assad
Syrian President Bashar Assad told the United Nations chief that military operations in his country have ended, even as activists reported more bloodshed overnight and a high-level U.N. human rights team said Thursday the crackdown “may amount to crime…Continue Reading
U.N. rights council to meet on Syria on Monday
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Monday on the violence in Syria after 24 countries, including all four Arab members — Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia — backed the European Union’s call for act…Continue Reading
UN human rights chief to ask International war crimes court to probe Syria violence
London, Aug 18 (ANI): The United Nations human rights chief is likely to tell the Security Council that the International war crimes court should investigate Syria’s violent crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, diplomatic sources have revealed.Continue Reading
UN rights council to meet on Syria on Monday
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Monday on the violence in Syria after 24 countries, including all four Arab members — Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia — backed the European Union’s call for act…Continue Reading
UN rights council to meet on Syria on Monday
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Monday on the violence in Syria after 24 countries, including all four Arab members — Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia — backed the European Union’s call for act…Continue Reading