The Express Tribune Shahbaz Bhatti assures safe recovery of Kolhi Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti on Sunday urged the authorities to make all-out efforts to recover Veerji Kolhi, a senior member of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), who had been missing since August 19.
Sierra Leone’s Human Rights Commission has called for blood diamonds allegedly given to Naomi Campbell by Charles Taylor to be returned to the country to benefit victims of the brutal civil war.
Globe and Mail US moot urges probe into Held Kashmir killings Daily Times WASHINGTON: As Indian armed forces continued to use force against protesting Kashmiri youth, an international conference expressed grave concern over blatant disregard for human rights in Indian-held Kashmir and urged early resolution to the lingering … Police fire on Kashmir protesters Sydney Morning Herald Two more dead in firing, Valley burns Indian Express Valley violence escalates, 2 dead Hindustan Times The Hindu
The Guardian US Congressmen urge resolution of Kashmir dispute – Associated Press of Pakistan WASHINGTON, July 30 (APP): Voicing their deep concern over the ongoing human rights violations in the occupied Kashmir, a number of US Congressmen have urged resolution to the decades-old conflict as it would end the sufferings of Kashmiri people and … Pakistan uses Kashmir peace conference for anti-India tirade Sify Indian refusal to address Kashmir ruining South Asian peace prospects: Maleeha ..
AFP Rights Group Urges Release of Jailed Lawyers in Kashmir Voice of America The human rights group Amnesty International is urging authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir to release two lawyers jailed under a special detention law. Mian Abdul Qayoom, president of the Kashmir Bar Association, and its general secretary, … :
Royal College of Nursing says scheme could breach nurses’ human rights and undermine ability to respond to patients’ needs.
It’s not the Human Rights Act that stops us deporting terrorist suspects, but a flawed European treaty, says Philip Johnston.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on both sides to negotiate an end to the violence.
AP – The Obama administration faces a delicate balancing act in human rights talks with China that began Thursday: It looks to pressure China to improve its treatment of its citizens while not angering a country that is crucial to U.S. international interests.
Kazakhstan has made its president “Leader of the nation”, granting him immunity from any prosecution, just weeks before it is due to chair a major international conference on democracy and human rights.
