Sri Lanka attacks on fishermen are a wake-up call to India
ON JANUARY 22, the Sri Lankan Navy intercepted an Indian fishing boat from Tamil Nadu. Two fishermen jumped into the sea, but 28year-old Jayakumar stayed on his boat. The two survivors told the authorities that a Sri Lankan Navy official climbed into t…Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
India will ask the United States to extradite an ex-army officer who is accused of kidnapping and killing a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California, investigators said Tuesday.Continue Reading
UNHRC poised to adopt report praising Libya’s Human Rights records
New York, Feb 29 (ANI): Amid unrest in Libya, where on one side the United Nations has condemned the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime for its crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, the organisation’s Human Rights Council is poised adopt a report praising the …Continue Reading
India seeks extradition from US of soldier wanted in Kashmiri lawyer’s killing
SRINAGAR, India – Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
India seeks return of accused soldier from US
Indian authorities said Tuesday they are seeking the extradition of an army officer who is accused of the gruesome killing of a Kashmiri human rights lawyer 15 years ago and is now living in California.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Cleric Who Backs Change
(Munich) – Saudi authorities should immediately release a Shia cleric apparently arrested on February 27, 2011, for calling for a constitutional monarchy and equal rights for Shia in his Friday sermon, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Hold Perpetrators of Crackdown Accountable
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Hague urges Libya to end violence
Britain has warned supporters of Colonel Gaddafi that there will be a “day of reckoning” for anyone involved in human rights abuses.Continue Reading
The Balkans Must Broaden Approach to Human Rights
For many in Europe, the western Balkans still evoke images of the brutal conflicts that followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The legacy of those wars continues to shape European Union and US policy toward the region.
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US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines
The ongoing review of United States landmine policy should result in a decision to ban all types of antipersonnel landmines. March 1, 2011, will mark 12 years since the international treaty banning antipersonnel m…Continue Reading
US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines
The ongoing review of United States landmine policy should result in a decision to ban all types of antipersonnel landmines. March 1, 2011, will mark 12 years since the international treaty banning antipersonnel m…Continue Reading
Hague promises Libyan ‘day of reckoning’
Libya should be suspended from the UN human rights council William Hague has told the organisation.Continue Reading
After too long, the Security Council unites for justice
By Steve Crawshaw, International Advocacy Director for Amnesty International
This blog was orginally published in the Independent
UN Security Council Resolution 1970, unanimously adopted this weekend, is important for Libya. But it can and should ha…Continue Reading
UN rights chief seeks world support for uprisings
The U.N.’s top human rights official appealed to all nations Monday to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world — and to do so quickly in tangible ways, before decades-long autocratic regimes like those of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi can reg…Continue Reading