Victorian rights to be ‘aspirational’
Victoria’s key human rights legislation could become an “aspirational document” if recommendations from a parliamentary review are adopted.Continue Reading
Philippines: Homicide Trial of 8 Soldiers Nears End
The final two defense witnesses are scheduled to testify this week in Tagum City in the first trial in the Philippines in a decade in which soldiers have been charged with homicide in an armed conflict situation.
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Philippines: Homicide Trial of 8 Soldiers Nears End
The final two defense witnesses are scheduled to testify this week in Tagum City in the first trial in the Philippines in a decade in which soldiers have been charged with homicide in an armed conflict situation.
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Burma: Free Political Prisoners to Show Commitment to Reform
The Burmese government should immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners in Burma to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its touted reform process.
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Burma: Free Political Prisoners to Show Commitment to Reform
The Burmese government should immediately and unconditionally release all political prisoners in Burma to demonstrate a genuine commitment to its touted reform process.
(New York) – The Bu…Continue Reading
Libyan rebels tarnished by human rights report
While pro-Qaddafi forces carried out numerous atrocities throughout Libya’s civil war, rebel groups are also to blame for serious human rights abuses, according to Amnesty International.Continue Reading
Hague attacks Iran over human rights record
Britain will seek a resolution at the UN general assembly on human rights condemning Iran, William Hague has pledged.Continue Reading
Afghanistan Ratifies Global Ban on Cluster Bombs
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Afghanistan should be commended for its ratification of the international convention banning cluster bombs in defiance of pressure from the United States.
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U.N. experts say Israel’s blockade of Gaza illegal
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip violates international law, a panel of human rights experts reporting to a U.N. body said on Tuesday, disputing a conclusion reached by a separate U.N. probe into Israel’s raid on a Gaza-boun…Continue Reading
Campaigners urge UN rights council to probe Sri Lanka
Rights campaigners on Tuesday urged the UN Human Rights Council to order a probe into the final months of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict, after a report detailing serious violations was transferred to the council.Continue Reading
Clarke holds ground on human rights
There is not the “faintest chance” that the government will withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, the Commons has heard.Continue Reading
Both Afghan militias, local police accused of ‘serious’ human rights abuses
Washington, Sept 13 (ANI): A prominent human rights group has claimed that militias and some units of new local police in Afghanistan are committing serious human rights abuses, such as rape, killing, arbitrary detention, abductions and forcible land g…Continue Reading
Vietnam political prisoner dies after 33 years
An international human rights group says a Vietnamese political prisoner has died after more than three decades in detention.Continue Reading
UN Rights Council: Act on Sri Lanka Report
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The United Nations Human Rights Council should act on the recommendations in a report commissioned by the UN Secretary-General detailing grave abuses during the final months of Sri Lanka…Continue Reading
Libya leaders commit to ‘moderate’ rule
Libya’s new leaders pledged “moderate” Islamic rule and affirmed their commitment to human rights on Tuesday, even as their fighters were accused of committing possible war crimes.Continue Reading