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The independence of Sri Lanka's judiciary is under attack by the nation's government, according to a report released Thursday by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) , a human rights group composed of lawyers...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani , the ruler of Qatar , not to approve a proposed media law which allegedly has the purpose...

Lawyers and judges from Sri Lanka held a large-scale protest on Monday to express their dismay over the assault of an outspoken judge and to call for a thorough, impartial investigation into the incident. Nearly 500 judges, lawyers and...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday told a special session of the Human Rights Council that 16 nations have failed to prevent members of their own governments from intimidating and...

An independent UN human rights expert on Thursday condemned Israel's dismissal of a civil suit brought by the family of an American peace activist. UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Richard Falk criticized the...

The government of Sri Lanka said Thursday that it may take up to five years to prosecute people accused of war crimes during the 26-year civil war it fought with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [CFR...

A UN special committee, composed of representatives from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Senegal, on Thursday condemned Israel's treatment of child detainees. The committee detailed law enforcement practices such as violent raids on homes without warrants, use of...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday said that press freedom in the Maldives has been deteriorating since the resignation of former president Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed, who was the first democratically elected presdient of...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged the government of Sri Lanka to end arrests and office raids of journalists who publish content critical of the government. HRW noted two recent instances where police raided...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on Friday criticizing governments across the globe for implementing counterterrorism laws that allegedly infringe upon suspects' due process and basic human rights. While the report acknowledges that terrorism...