Efi Latsoudi, human rights activist behind PIKPA camp, and Hellenic Rescue Team leader Konstantinos Mitragas, in front of a vast pile of lifejackets in northern Lesvos, a haunting reminder of the dangers faced by refugees who arrived on Greek shores in 2015. Photo: UNHCR/Gordon Welters

Greek Volunteers Win Nansen Refugee Award

September 7, 2016September 9, 2016 RMN News Award, Greek, Refugee, Volunteers

Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) and Efi Latsoudi, the human rights activist behind “PIKPA village”

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the opening of the 31st session of the UN Human Rights Council, and the High-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming. UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

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Pakistan President Asks UN to Resolve the Kashmir Issue

September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 RMN News Kashmir, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, President, UN

Pakistan says it stands shoulder to shoulder with the Kashmiri people to extend moral and diplomatic support for their just

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Finally, the UN Offers to Resolve Kashmir Conflict

August 21, 2016August 22, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Kashmir, Nawaz Sharif, Sedition, UN

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon deplored the killings in Kashmir and offered to provide his mediation to facilitate a dialogue

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Should Clinton Foundation Accept Foreign Donations?

August 19, 2016August 20, 2016 RMN News Clinton Foundation, Donations, Foreign, Hillary Clinton

The Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Reince Priebus said Thursday that the Clinton Foundation should immediately cease accepting foreign donations

Amnesty India Demands the Repeal of Sedition Law

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Can Amnesty Help Stop Human Rights Abuses in India?

August 18, 2016August 20, 2016 RMN News Amnesty, Human Rights, India, Sedition

Amnesty has been quite vocal about the draconian sedition law in India which allows the Indian governments to settle a

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U.S. Election: Jill Stein Selects Ajamu Baraka as Running Mate

August 2, 2016August 4, 2016 RMN News Ajamu Baraka, Election, Human Rights, Jill Stein

Green Party presumptive Presidential nominee Jill Stein has offered her vice-presidential bid to international human rights scholar and activist Ajamu