#human right

Collection of human right news, found 179 news.

Pope urges freedom for Indonesia`s christians

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (Oct. 7) appealed for religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Indonesia, where ...

Resigning from Golkar is Paloh`s basic right

Golkar Party`s advisory board member Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X said he respected Surya Paloh`s decision to resign ...

Merkel Serukan ASEAN Bahas Masalah Myanmar

Kanselir Jerman, Angela Merkel, pada Kamis mendesak Perhimpunan Bangsa Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) untuk secara terbuka ...

Britain, France seek for sanctions against Syrian president

Britain and France are seeking to impose a EU travel ban and asset freeze on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and four ...

President, rights commission agree on speedy settlement of old cases

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) have agreed to speed up ...

News Focus: RI seeking UN rights council membership for third time

Acclaimed as being the third largest democratic country in the world with high commitment to respect for human ...

President received 1,609 citizens` complaints in past four months

The presidential office received a total of 1,609 complaints from members of the public within the last four months ...

ASEAN leaders must discuss human right issues : NGO

The 18th ASEAN Summit should discuss human right issues as part of efforts to protect the rights and minimize their ...

President supports reinforcement of Judicial Commission

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono supports efforts to reinforce the Judicial Commission (KY) as one of the state ...

UN suspends Libya fom human rights council

The United Nations suspended Libya`s membership in the UN Human Rights Council in an attempt to persuade the country`s ...

Asean human rights meeting in Solo moves AICHR agenda forward

The Fourth ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Meeting was concluded in Solo Monday (Feb. 14) ...

Govt to disband anarchic organizations

In response to this week`s two violent acts which led to the death of three Ahmadis and the destruction of three ...

RI hopes to see more human rights` development in Myanmar

Indonesia during its chairmanship of ASEAN in 2011 hopes to contribute to the development of human rights in Myanmar, ...

Jakarta should use ASEAN chair term to promote rights

During its term as ASEAN chair in 2011, Indonesia should be giving high priority to human rights issues, a ...