Civilian President to Bring Democratic Reforms in Myanmar
Following the historic national polls last November, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Htin Kyaw, who was elected Wednesday by…
South Sudan: UN Report on Killings and Rapes
A new report on South Sudan published Friday by the UN Human Rights Office describes “in searing detail” a multitude…
Modi Attends Environmentally Dangerous Hindu Festival
Ignoring the observations of Indian courts, environmentalists, and NGOs, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, addressed Friday the inaugural…
China Urged to Reform Rights-Abusing Laws
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) should reject or revise laws that undermine domestic and international human rights protections, Human Rights…
Turkey Government Steamrolls Press Freedom: Amnesty
The government takeover of Zaman newspaper is the latest deeply troubling episode in the Turkish authorities’ ongoing onslaught on dissenting…
Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its…