Press Trust of India | Feb 2, 2016, 10:00 PM IST
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein will visit Sri Lanka this week amid an uncertainty over foreign judges' involvement to probe the alleged atrocities committed during civil war with the LTTE.
Press Trust of India | Nov 19, 2015, 1:29 AM IST
The dead include 830 women and children.
Press Trust of India | Sep 26, 2015, 7:51 PM IST
The issue of human rights and the situation pertaining to the ongoing discussions on UN Human Rights Council came up during a meeting between the two leaders
Indo-Asian News Service | Sep 22, 2015, 5:48 PM IST
Governor Takeshi Onaga addressed a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday
Press Trust of India | Feb 3, 2015, 11:35 PM IST
And two months later, it cut all ties with the council over its plans to probe how Jewish settlements were harming Palestinian rights.
Press Trust of India | Feb 3, 2015, 5:24 PM IST
His initial appointment was completely improper and pointed to the one-sided tainted and politicised nature of the commission and its mandate," Israel said in a letter to the president of the council last week.
Press Trust of India | Sep 23, 2014, 11:01 AM IST
India will seek re-election to the UN's main human rights body for a second consecutive term in a vote to be held next month. India is currently a member of the 47-nation UN Human Rights Council and its term ends on December 31, 2014
Indo-Asian News Service | Sep 11, 2014, 8:56 AM IST
Israel has ordered criminal probes into its recent military operation in the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli shelling that killed four Palestinian children in mid-July.
Indo-Asian News Service | Jun 18, 2014, 10:02 AM IST
A UN inquiry commission report has revealed influential states are supplying Syrian government and opposition forces the weapons to carry out war crimes and violate human rights, Xinhua reported.
Editorial | Feb 25, 2014, 6:53 PM IST
The government has defended its position by insisting that sustained and significant progress is being made on the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka.
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