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Indonesia most progressive in strengthening human rights

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

Syrian authorities set free human rights activist

The Syrian authorities on Sunday released Anwar al-Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and human rights activist, after he finished ...

Syria frees prominent dissident on bail: NGO

Syria freed prominent dissident Riad Seif on bail Sunday pending his trial after he was detained earlier this month ...

Rights activist Farid Faqih passes away

NGO activist and founder of Government Watch (Gowa) Farid Faqih (57) passed away due to hearth attack at Dr ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

End of Syria emergency rule not enough: activists

Two prominent Syrian human rights activists welcomed a decree signed by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday lifting ...

Gulf intellectuals say UAE activist arrested

Another Emirati rights activist has been arrested, bringing to four the number jailed in the oil-rich Gulf state in ...

17 killed in attack on south Syria demo: activist

A total of 17 people were killed Friday when a demonstration headed to the Syrian protest city of Daraa was raked by ...

UN special envoy in Indian Kashmir

United Nations special rapporteur Margaret Sekaggya arrived in Indian Kashmir Wednesday to review the working ...