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Hold Musharraf accountable for rights abuses: HRW


Pakistan`s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf should not be allowed to elude the serious lega...

Nepal law betrays victims, says rights body


The inclusion of an amnesty provision in law will make it impossible for thousands of victims of hum...

Sri Lanka Army baffled by rights abuses


The Sri Lanka Army Friday said it was baffled by allegations against the military and vowed to battl...

Sri Lanka accuses US of human rights abuses


Days before a US-sponsored resolution will be taken up against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Coun...

Sri Lanka moving backwards, says Blake


US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake has said the countr...

EU must ask India to act on rights abuses


EU should use its rights dialogue with India to encourage the govt to strengthen the protection of w...

UP, Haryana lead in rights abuses


Uttar Pradesh accounted for the maximum of 30,788 cases of human rights abuses in the country in 201...

‘UN should urge SL to be accountable on rights abuses`


United Nations members should urge Sri Lanka to act on accountability for abuses at its UPR on Novem...

Amnesty accuses Maldives regime of human rights abuses


The London-based rights watch group slammed the regime of President Mohamed Waheed for shrugging off...

Abuses in Myanmar despite reforms: Rights group


A Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday says violence and ongoing rights abuses continue unabat...

Pak worried as US discusses human rights `abuses`


Five US lawmakers who attended the hearing stressed the right to self-determination of the Baloch ...

Mugabe plans to retire after next polls: Reports


Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is seeking immunity from prosecution for a string of human rights...

US sanctions Iranian officials for rights abuses


The US has slapped sanctions on two senior Iranian officials for "serious" human rights abuses aim...

Sri Lankan minister criticises SM Krishna


A Sri Lankan minister criticised the External Affairs Minister`s suggestion for investigation into a...

Jamaica must probe human rights abuses: Amnesty


More than 2,220 fatal shootings by police were reported from 2000 to 2010.

Syria among worst for rights abuses: HRW report


Syria jailed lawyers and used violence to repress ethnic Kurds, said HRW.

Top panel to review Lanka ethnic conflict, probe rights abuses


The government will soon set up a top reconciliation panel to review the bloody three decades ethn...

US to press Sri Lanka on human rights abuses


The United States continues to stress on the importance of ending human rights abuses in Sri Lanka a...

Sri Lankan general returns from US without being grilled


General Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lanka`s Army commander when it defeated Tamil separatist rebels ...

Lanka to probe US report on war crimes allegations


Amid growing global pressure to probe allegations of human rights abuses, Sri Lanka on Monday said i...

EU could cut Sri Lanka trade over rights abuses


The European Union (EU) could freeze key trade privileges to Sri Lanka worth tens of millions of eur...

EU to cut trade benefits to Lanka over alleged rights abuses


The European Commission is to recommend withdrawing trade benefits from Sri Lanka over alleged human...

`EU to cut trade benefits to Lanka over alleged rights abuses`


The European Commission is to recommend withdrawing trade benefits from Sri Lanka over alleged hum...

Abuse by Mexican military up 600%: HRW


Human Rights Watch has said the number of human rights complaints levelled against the Mexican milit...

UN for actions against Nepal army personnel for rights abuses


The UN rights body in Nepal on Friday expressed serious concern over slow investigation in various...

Iran may allocate $20 mn to probe US abuses


Iranian state radio says Parliament plans to debate a bill to allocate USD 20 million to investigate...