Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of peacful assembly and of association Maina Kiai. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

Native Americans Facing Excessive Force in North Dakota: UN

November 17, 2016November 18, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Native Americans, North Dakota, UN

A United Nations (UN) human rights expert has accused US security forces of using excessive force against protesters trying to

A family displaced by fighting in the village of Shora, 25 kilometres south of Mosul, wait by the roadside at an army checkpoint on the outskirts of Qayyarah. Photo: UNHCR / Ivor Prickett

Middle East and Africa World

Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls Continues in Iraq

November 11, 2016November 13, 2016 RMN News Girls, Human Rights, Iraq, Mosul, Sexual, UN, Women

Mass graves and further evidence of sexual exploitation of women and girls, torture and killings, child recruitment and other grave

Europe

Spying Case: UK Privacy Outfit Taken to European Court

November 7, 2016November 8, 2016 RMN News Court, European, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Privacy, Spying, UK

Leading rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) and six individuals have lodged a challenge with the European Court of Human

Asia Pacific Crime

Amnesty Demands Probe into Killings of Indian Muslim Students

November 3, 2016November 5, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, India, Indian, Muslim, Students

The Madhya Pradesh government in India must ensure an independent criminal investigation into the alleged extrajudicial execution of eight undertrial

Amnesty India Demands the Repeal of Sedition Law

Europe

Prisoner in Russia Faces Torture and Rape Threats

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, Prisoner, Rape, Russia, Threats, Torture

Russian authorities must release Ildar Dadin, a peaceful street protester convicted for participation in “unauthorized” assemblies, and investigate his allegations

Asia Pacific Political Issues Politics World

UK Praises Pakistan for War Against Terrorism

October 25, 2016October 26, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, India, Pakistan, Terrorism, UK, War

Pakistan has launched “Operation Zarb-i-Azb, deploying 200,000 of Pakistani security forces to eliminate terrorism from the country. By Rakesh Raman