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Faced with Israeli denial of access to occupied Palestine, Makarim Wibisono resigns

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian territories is ...

Wibisono to report objectively on human rights situation in Palestine

Working on human rights issues is not new for Indonesian senior diplomat Dr Makarim Wibisono recently elected by UN ...

Indonesia's Ex-envoy To UN Elected Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights

Former Indonesian ambassador to the UN Makarim Wibisono was elected by acclamation as a special rapporteur on the ...

Sri Lanka should punish civil war crimes - UN forum

Sri Lanka should ensure government troops who committed war crimes during the final stages of its war against Tamil ...

Tamil protesters ask for probe into war crimes allegations

Tamils from across Europe demonstrated at the UN`s European headquarters on Monday, calling for a probe into alleged ...

Indonesia most progressive in strengthening human rights

Indonesia is the most progressive country in strengthening human rights mechanism at national level and among ASEAN ...

UN envoy concludes Sri Lanka execution video authentic

A UN envoy confirmed Monday that a video allegedly depicting Sri Lanka troops executing Tamil Tigers was authentic, ...

NAM demands release of Palestinian political detainees in Israel

The deep concern expressed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa about Palestinian political ...

RI not human rights violator

Embracing democracy and practicing transparency, Indonesia is not a human rights violator, Vice President Boediono ...

RI elected to UN Human Rights Council for third time

Indonesia has been elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2011-2014, Indonesian ...

FM pleased RI elected to UN Rights Council

Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said he was pleased that Indonesia has been elected as a member of the UN ...

UN rights forum names investigative team on Libya

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday named a three-member panel of experts to investigate human rights ...

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 ...

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 ...

"All My People Love Me," Kadhafi Says

"All my people love me," Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi insisted Monday, ignoring mounting global pressure to step ...