U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday implored Russians to pursue democratic reforms and vowed that Washington will continue to call Moscow to account on human rights abuses and other shortcomings.Continue Reading

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told a group of Russian human rights activists, journalists and religious leaders on Thursday that Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization could hinge on its commitment to protect human rights.Continue Reading

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told a group of Russian human rights activists, journalists and religious leaders that Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organzation could hinge on its commitment to protect human rights.Continue Reading

This report documents acts of violence, harassment, and threats against women in Chechnya to intimidate them into wearing a headscarf or dressing more “modestly,” in long skirts and sleeves to cover their limbs. The documented attacks by unidentifi…Continue Reading

(Moscow) – Chechen authorities are enforcing a compulsory Islamic dress code for women and condoning violent attacks on women deemed to dress immodestly, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today. Russia’s federal government has done almost noth…Continue Reading

TEHRAN, March 10 (Bernama) — Iran”s permanent representative to the UnitedNations Office in Geneva, Mohammad Reza Sajjadi said that certain countries usehuman rights issues in the United Nations as a tool for achieving theirpolitical purposes, report…Continue Reading