Ireland is to seek election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time, based on its commitment to justice and peace, Enda Kenny said.Continue Reading

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Friday police raids of pro-democracy and human rights groups’ offices in Egypt amounted to an “open demonstration of force” and urged the authorities to support civil society. Egyptian prosecutors and pol…Continue Reading

Saudi reform advocates have staged several protests since mid-December, 2011, despite a categorical ban on protests issued last March.. In Riyadh, Buraida, and Qatif, security forces immediately arrested the prote…Continue Reading

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian prosecutors and police raided offices of 17 pro-democracy and human rights groups on Thursday – drawing criticism from the United States which hinted it could review its $1.3 billion in annual military aid. The official MENA …Continue Reading

Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy groups on Thursday, including several based in the U.S., accused by the country’s military rulers of destabilizing security by fomenting protests with the help of foreign…Continue Reading

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia sought to undermine the authority of the United States as a global judge of human rights on Wednesday with Moscow’s first report to detail allegations of torture, phone tapping and abuse by the U.S. government. Criticizing the…Continue Reading

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia sought to undermine the authority of the United States as a global judge of human rights on Wednesday with Moscow's first report to detail allegations of torture, phone tapping and abuse by the U.S. government. Criticizing…Continue Reading