Amnesty India Demands the Repeal of Sedition Law

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

Oil wells set alight by ISIL are visible from the newly retaken Iraqi town of al-Hud, outside Mosul, where IOM distributed 350 non-food item kits to recently displaced families. UN Photo: IOM / Jennifer Sparks (representational image)

Crime Middle East and Africa Politics World

Islamic State Terrorists Continue to Use Human Shields in Mosul

November 2, 2016November 3, 2016 RMN News Human, Human Rights, Iraq, Islamic State, Mosul, Terrorists, UN

The United Nations (UN) human rights wing said Tuesday it has received reports that the Islamic State of Iraq and

Indian minister Jitendra Singh with the security personnel posted on International Border, in Kathua-Samba belt of Jammu and Kashmir on October 29, 2016

Asia Pacific World

India to Protect the Human Rights of Army Soldiers

October 30, 2016October 31, 2016 RMN News Army, Human Rights, India, Soldiers

Asserting that the human rights of an Army soldier are supreme, an Indian minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that the

Collection of ballots at the 36th plenary meeting of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, to elect 14 new members to the Human Rights Council. UN Photo / JC McIlwaine

Political Issues Politics World

General Assembly Elects 14 Members for UN Human Rights Council

October 29, 2016October 31, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, UN, United Nations

The General Assembly on Friday elected, by secret ballot, 14 States to serve on the Human Rights Council, the United

Internally displaced persons flee to Debaga camp in Erbil Governorate, northern Iraq, as Mosul assault begins. Photo: UNHCR/Ivor Prickett

Middle East and Africa World

Islamic State Fighters Abduct 8,000 Families in Mosul

October 28, 2016October 30, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Mosul, UN

Reports suggest that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) has been forcing tens of thousands of people

Cows grazing at a dirty dumping site surrounded by residential houses. Scenes like this are common in New Delhi and India. Photo: Rakesh Raman

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World Cities Day: How India Is Destroying Its Cities

October 26, 2016October 28, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, Human Rights, India, New Delhi, UN

Cities are increasingly the home of humanity. They are central to climate action, global prosperity, peace and human rights. ~