#human rights abuses

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Seven gross human rights cases, yet to be settled: Komnas HAM

The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas Ham) said the state still has seven cases of gross violation of human ...

Prabowo`s team proposes reconciliation to resolve past human rights abuses

A national reconciliation needs to be built to resolve Indonesias past cases of gross human rights violations, Head of ...

Human Rights Institutions Pledge Support for Efforts to End Leprosy-related Discrimination

-   Global Appeal 2014 to End Stigma and Discrimination against People Affected by Leprosy was launched in ...

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a ...

Steven Seagal "almost Chechen"

Hollywood star Steven Seagal spent time on Wednesday with Ramzan Kadyrov, the former militant fighter who now heads ...

UN, Arab League leaders discuss Syria deadlock

The UN and Arab League leaders on Friday discussed deadlocked efforts to end the Syria war and unrest sweeping the ...

ASEAN hails eased US sanctions on Myanmar

Southeast Asian nations on Thursday welcomed a US decision to ease sanctions on Myanmar in reward for democratic ...

Obama eases sanctions against Myanmar

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday eased sanctions on Myanmar, allowing American companies to do business in the ...

Geneva meeting reaches agreement on Syrian-led transition

Ministers attending the Action Group meeting on Syria that concluded in Geneva on Saturday have agreed upon a set of ...

Embargoes fail to stem global weapon sales

Countries under arms embargoes have imported more than $2.2 billion worth of weapons over the past decade, the Oxfam ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

Australia to lift some Myanmar sanctions

Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Monday said Australia will lift sanctions against Myanmar`s president and more than 200 ...

US judge dismisses Sri Lanka President abuse suit

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse alleging he was responsible for ...

IIsolating Syria a mistake: Russia

Shutting Damascus out of talks to end the brutal crackdown in Syria would be a mistake, Russian Foreign Minister ...

Syria to let monitors stay, Obama ups pressure

Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab League source said, but U.S. ...