The UN Human Rights Council held its inaugural session Monday, convening for its first session as the replacement body for the beleaguered Human Rights Commission . The Human...
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Rights group condemns imprisonment of China protesters without open trial
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday condemned the conviction and imprisonment on last week of 13 Chinese villagers who participated in a riot in Dongzhou last December. The 13 villagers were...
Security agenda has thwarted rights progess worldwide: Amnesty annual report
Amnesty International Tuesday condemned what it termed the continuing "sacrifice" of rights to expediency in the war on terror, denounced the US and its allies for turning a blind-eye on human rights abuses or dodging responsibility for...
UN rights chief welcomes elections to new rights council, but US critical
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on Wednesday called the election by the UN General Assembly of 47 member states to founding seats on the new UN Human Rights Council...
Russia, China, UK, Canada among 47 states elected to UN Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly Tuesday elected 47 member states to founding seats on the new UN Human Rights Council . The successful candidates included Russia and China, which recently have come under US criticism [JURIST...
China rejects claims oil search led to overlooking foreign rights abuses
China has not overlooked human rights abuses in its quest to find energy sources for its growing economy, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. Spokesman Qin Gang said China emphasized peace, cooperation and...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on individuals for Sudan abuses
The UN Security Council passed a resolution 12-0 Tuesday imposing sanctions on four individuals for acts or abuses committed in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan and calling for the conclusion of a peace agreement for...
Rights group slams 'negligent' use of lethal injections in US
Human Rights Watch Monday called the use of lethal injections by US authorities "incompetent, negligent, and irresponsible" in a report urging the federal government and the 37 out of 38 death penalty states that use that...
House committee slams China rights record on eve of Hu visit
A panel from the US House Committee on International Relations sharply criticized China's human rights record on Wednesday, ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's Thursday visit to the White House . At a...
China, Iran, US among countries with most executions in 2005: Amnesty report
According to figures compiled by Amnesty International , 2,148 people were executed around the world in 2005, with the most executions being performed in China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US. In its report released Thursday, Amnesty...