Human Rights

UN experts call for more protection of human rights of vulnerable groups affected by business activities

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PAKISTAN: UPR report lacks objective realism and denies the reality concerning human rights - Part II

The government has failed to make torture a criminal offence though it has ratified the CAT in June. The delay in legislation shows the lack of honesty on the part of the government to deal with such a serious issue. The AHRC has submitted a Draft...

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PAKISTAN: UPR report lacks objective realism and denies the reality concerning human rights - Part I

For the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Pakistan, the country presented a four-year working report of how the government improved the state of human rights in Pakistan. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, the foreign minister leading the Pakistan...

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SRI LANKA: The banality of the impeachment

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Iran: Political Prisoners Denied Visits, Care

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UAE: EU Condemns Emirates Rights Climate

The European Parliament on October 26, 2012, adopted a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Rwanda: Eight-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader

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Ukrainian elections marred by lack of level playing field, say international observers

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A woman casts her vote in the town of Irpin during Ukraine's parliamentary elections on 28 October 2012.

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OSCE media freedom representative expresses concern over Greek journalist case, calls for open trial

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Dunja Mijatović, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, speaking during the opening session of the Supplementary Human Dimension...

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Attack on Congolese doctor sparks outrage from UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict

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Survivors of sexual violence in the DR of Congo during hearings held by a UN Panel of Experts

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