#human rights violations

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UN Watchdog Slams Israel Abuses, Demands Gaza War Probe

A UN human rights watchdog on Thursday urged Israel to respect the rights of Palestinians, and demanded the country ...

Australia rejects UN criticism of "human rights violations"

Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of ...

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 ...

Indonesian next president expected to uphold human rights

Two presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, are vying to be Indonesias next ...

Commission demands formation of ad-hoc human rights judiciary

The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas Ham) has demanded that an ad hoc human rights judiciary be established ...

HRW denounces "pattern of serious abuses" in Venezuela

Venezuelas security forces have engaged in a "pattern of serious abuses" against anti-government protesters, including ...

Indonesia`s next president must prioritize human rights: Amnesty

Indonesias next leader must urgently tackle the ongoing human rights violations and repeal repressive and ...

N. Korea slams UN condemnation on rights abuses

North Korea lashed out Monday at the UNs top rights body for its "vicious, hostile" act in adopting a resolution ...

Eradicating Corruption in Indonesia is Easier Said Than Done

International Anti-Corruption Day, which is observed on December 9, was commemorated almost across Indonesia by ...

Indonesia needs to adopt transitional justice model

Indonesia needs to adopt a transitional justice model so past human rights violations do not go without a trial, said ...

Amnesty International highlights deteriorating human rights situation in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of failing to live up to all promises to address the dire human rights ...

The Fall of Egyptian Democracy

Yet another revolution shook Egypt. Only two years after the revolution against Mobarak, Egyptians flooded streets ...

UN rights team believes chemical weapons used in Syria

United Nations human rights investigators said on Tuesday they had "reasonable grounds" to believe that limited ...

Yudhoyono accepts statesman award despite protest from activists

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono decides to accept the Statesman of the Year award presented by a US-based NGO The ...

House speaker disagrees with dissolution of Densus 88

House Speaker Marzuki Alie said he disagreed with the dissolution of the Densus 88 anti-terror squad, saying its ...