Libya’s Gaddafi Regime Trial Is Not Fair: UN Report
The trial in Libya of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and 36 other members of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s regime represented a major…
Saudi Arabia: Jailed Activist Wins Human Rights Award
The Law Society of Upper Canada has selected the imprisoned Saudi human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair for its 2016…
Security Forces Abusing Human Rights in Myanmar: Report
The scale of violence against the Rohingya community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is documented in a recent United Nations…
Zeid Calls On Business Leaders to Stand Up for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World…
Human Rights Situation Going from Bad to Worse in Myanmar
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein warned Friday the Government of Myanmar that its “short-sighted,…
Can New Chief António Guterres Make UN a Relevant Outfit?
By Rakesh Raman As the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon failed to control increasing cases of civil unrest, armed conflicts, terrorism,…