(New York) – Malaysia should withdraw its invitation to President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, an accused war criminal, to attend an international economic forum in Putrajaya from June 19 to 21, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today in letter to Malaysian Pr…Continue Reading

(Dakar) – The Ivorian government should swiftly carry out the main recommendations of a new United Nations report and ensure fair, credible justice for grave crimes committed after the 2010 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN …Continue Reading

New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) A three-day training in human rights for the trainers of the police personnel was launched here Wednesday by the National Human Rights Commission with the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).Continue Reading

The U.N.’s top human rights official called Wednesday for a full investigation of alleged abuses carried out by Syrian authorities against anti-government protesters, but acknowledged that Damascus has ignored past requests by her office to allow exper…Continue Reading

By Sam Zarifi, Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Director
Far from the lenses of television cameras and the print of news headlines that typify war reporting today, tens of thousands of civilians – perhaps as many as 40,000 – were kille…Continue Reading