#human rights abuses

Collection of human rights abuses news, found 57 news.

ASEAN calls for end to Myanmar sanctions

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday called for Western nations to lift sanctions against ...

Afghan rights situation still "critical" 10 years on: HRW

The human rights situation remains "critical" in Afghanistan despite the Taliban`s ouster 10 years ago, Human Rights ...

Myanmar agrees ceasefire with rebel group: mediator

Myanmar has reached a ceasefire deal with one of the war-torn country`s major ethnic guerrilla groups, a mediator said ...

Brazil`s Rousseff backs dictatorship abuses probe

President Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist guerrilla who was jailed and tortured during Brazil`s military ...

Myanmar sees tentative changes one year after vote

One year on from an election condemned by the West as a farce, military-dominated Myanmar has surprised critics with a ...

Fujimori family wants pardon for Peru ex-leader

Relatives of Peru`s ailing ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, ...

US slaps sanctions on Syrian security body

Washington said Wednesday it was setting sanctions on Syria`s Political Security Directorate for human rights abuses, ...

South Africa calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya

South Africa`s foreign minister called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya on Tuesday, after President Jacob Zuma`s ...

UN Assembly suspends Libya from human rights body

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously suspended Libya`s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council because ...

Foreign ministry yet planning to evacuate Indonesians from Libya, Bahrain

Spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Kusuma Habir on Friday said the government is not yet planning to evacuate ...

Dalai Lama`s nephew killed in US accident

A nephew of the Dalai Lama died in an accident late Monday when he was struck by a car while on a pro-Tibet march on a ...

US concerned about court sentences in Papua torture case

The US embassy in Jakarta issued a statement here Wednesday expressing deep concern that three Indonesian soldiers ...