EC president chides China on human rights
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy chided China on human rights on Monday, saying Beijing’s rising world influence should be matched by respect for international standards on civil liberties.Continue Reading
EC president chides China on human rights
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy chided China on human rights on Monday, saying Beijing’s rising world influence should be matched by respect for international standards on civil liberties.Continue Reading
EC president chides China on human rights
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy chided China on human rights on Monday, saying Beijing’s rising world influence should be matched by respect for international standards on civil liberties.Continue Reading
In Syria, Repression Plants Seeds for Regime’s Defeat
Mohannad finally managed to escape the southern city of Daraa on May 9, two weeks after the Syrian army had surrounded the city and cut electricity, phone lines and Internet services, preventing movement into and out of the city. "The situation in…Continue Reading
Libya: ICC Prosecutor Names First Suspects
(New York) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for serious crimes in Libya is a first step in achieving justice, Human Rights Watch said. On May 16, 2011, the ICC prosecutor asked the judges of the court t…Continue Reading
Zero tolerance for human rights violations in Kashmir: Army
Srinagar, May 16 (PTI) Calling for ”Zero Tolerance” regarding human rights” violations, a senior Army commander today said power does not flow from the barrel of the gun but by upholding the dignity of people and respecting their sentiments.”Power d…Continue Reading
Colombia es el centésimo país en ratificar tratado sobre derechos de personas con discapacidad
(Nueva York) – Colombia es el centésimo país en ratificar la Convención de la ONU sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidades, un paso simbólico para lograr el respeto universal de los derechos de los más de 670 millones de personas qu…Continue Reading
Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty
Colombia is the 100th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a symbolic step towards achieving universal respect for the rights of more than 670 million people …Continue Reading
Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty
Colombia is the 100th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a symbolic step towards achieving universal respect for the rights of more than 670 million people …Continue Reading
Group: 800 killed in Nigeria post-election riots
An international human rights group says at least 800 people died in election-related violence that swept across northern Nigeria.Continue Reading
8 killed in Syrian border town as hundreds flee
A human rights activist says eight people have been killed because of violence in a Syrian border town where witnesses reported hearing crackling gunfire and explosions.Continue Reading
Syria: Targeted Arrests of Activists Across Country
(New York) – Syria’s security forces continue their nationwide campaign of arbitrary arrests and intimidation against political and human rights activists, holding them incommunicado, forcing them to sign undertakings to stop protesting, and in some ca…Continue Reading
China rejects Clinton’s human rights comments
China has rejected comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading
China rejects Clinton’s human rights comments, says comparisons to Middle East wrong
BEIJING, China – China has rejected comments by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading
China rejects Clinton’s human rights comments
China has rejected comments by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about its human rights record and says any attempts to direct the turmoil in the Middle East to China will fail.Continue Reading