The US House of Representative passed an amendment linking the American military aid with the human rights in Pakistan, in particular those of religious and ethnic minorities.
June 15 2013, 9:50 am
Read MoreUN`s top human rights forum on Friday condemned the involvement of foreign fighters in Syria`s civil war, singling out the pro-regime forces sent across the border by Lebanon`s Hezbollah.
June 14 2013, 9:41 pm
Read MoreJapan`s human rights envoy to the United Nations was today facing calls to quit over a video which showed him shouting at fellow diplomats to "shut up".
June 12 2013, 2:53 pm
Read MoreInternational and Afghan military forces must preserve the modest human rights gains of the past 12 years and ensure that the rights of the Afghan people are protected, Amnesty International said.
June 3 2013, 6:01 pm
Read MoreAn American Sikh group has challenged the dismissal of human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
June 15 2013, 9:11 am
Read MoreThe US has appointed Cliff Sloan as the special envoy for closure of Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention centre, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki has announced.
June 18 2013, 11:30 am
Read MoreAn NGO in Uttarakhand has bagged a French award for its contribution to protection of human rights.
June 8 2013, 6:41 pm
Read MoreUS President Barack Obama said that China has understood his "blunt" warnings against cyber-hacking as he credited new leader Xi Jinping with accepting more global responsibility for Beijing.
June 18 2013, 2:14 pm
Read MoreEdward Snowden, the whistleblower who disclosed America`s secret surveillance programme, may have been working with the Chinese government to reveal intelligence secrets, a US lawmaker has alleged.
June 15 2013, 2:47 pm
Read MoreUS said Sri Lanka`s rights record in 2012 was tainted by "human rights problems" including "involuntary disappearances" and "unlawful killings" by security forces and pro-government military groups.
April 21 2013, 3:34 pm
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