UN rights chiefs lead new assault on US
UN human rights chiefs and experts launched a new offensive on the US conduct of its “war on terror” and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Continue Reading
UN rights chiefs lead new assault on US
UN human rights chiefs and experts launched a new offensive on the US conduct of its “war on terror” and conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.Continue Reading
Australia: Press Indonesian Security Forces on Accountability
The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Re: Australian Assistance to Indonesian Security Forces
Dear Prime Minister Gillard,
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Robb questions who will control merged ASX
The Federal Coalition says human rights considerations are less important than the financial implications of the proposed takeover of the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).Singapore’s stock exchange …Continue Reading
US: Make Human Rights a Priority for Clinton’s Trip
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WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.
Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
WikiLeaks files should prompt Iraq abuse probe: U.N.
Washington should investigate reports from a trove of leaked military documents indicating that American troops killed Iraqi civilians or ignored prisoner abuse by Iraqis, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Tuesday urged Iraq and the United States to investigate allegations of torture and unlawful killings in the Iraq conflict revealed in documents leaked last week.Continue Reading
UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports
The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents.Continue Reading
UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports
The United Nations’ top human rights official is calling for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents.Continue Reading
Kosovo official: University violating rights
A human rights official has called upon Kosovo’s largest public university to abolish its ban on hiring staff who are over 50 years old, saying the policy is discriminatory and unlawful.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Stop Execution of Domestic Worker
(New York) – King Abdullah and Interior Minister Prince Naif should halt the execution of Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic worker convicted of killing a child in her care when she was 17, Human Rights Watch said today. Saudi Arabia is one of only t…Continue Reading
Rights groups slam Guinea police ‘brutality’
Human rights bodies on Tuesday condemned Guinea’s police for their brutality in quelling violent clashes between rival political parties which broke out during election protests in the past week.Continue Reading
Rights groups slam Guinea police ‘brutality’
Human rights bodies on Tuesday condemned Guinea’s police for their brutality in quelling violent clashes between rival political parties which broke out during election protests in the past week.Continue Reading
Guinea: Investigate Attack on Human Rights Defender
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