Tehran, YJC. The Islamic Republic on Monday officially unveiled a comprehensive website named “Rapporteur” in a new move to “provide accurate and unbiased reports about the human rights violations” from around the globe.
COLOMBO, Jan 13, 2015 (AFP) - Pope Francis urged "respect for human rights " in Sri Lanka and called for the "pursuit of truth" after a long civil war as he arrived Tuesday on the island for the first papal visit in two decades.
Iran asked the international human rights bodies to dispatch special rapporteurs to the US, Britain and Canada to investigate the dire situation of human rights in those countries, Fars news agency reported.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on International Migrants Day, 18 December 2014 urged States to adopt comprehensive and human rights -based migration policies that promote legal migration channels.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Legal Affairs Elham Aminzadeh blasted the West for attempting to impose its culture and human rights criteria on the other world states, and asked for setting up an international body to punish the countries which violate human rights based on global norms.
SEOUL, Nov 23, 2014 (AFP) - North Korea's top military body Sunday warned of "catastrophic consequences" for supporters of the latest United Nations censure on its human rights record, as state media reported leader Kim Jong Un presided over fresh military drills.
Alexender Gladstein is the Vice-president of strategy for the Oslo Freedom forum and he has been with the Oslo Freedom Forum since its inception in 2009. During a brief interview with The Oslo Times, explained that, no government is ever going to be ultimately be a true friend of human rights , it’s impossible.
SEOUL, Aug 27, 2014 (AFP) - North Korea has joined the ranks of America's foes who have seized on riots in Missouri, saying the nation is the "graveyard of human rights " and should mind its own business rather than criticise others.
A Jeddah court sentenced prominent Saudi rights lawyer Walid abu al-Khair to 15 years in prison on Sunday on charges that included seeking to undermine the state and insulting the judiciary, the state news agency reported.
Iranian national Shahrzad Mir-Qolikhan, who spent five years in US detention from 2007 to 2012, describes the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government as the country where there is no international law, Press TV reports.
New Ukrainian power intends to enjoy the fruits of its victory to attack human rights and freedoms, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Monday.
Human rights should not be used for changing legitimate governments, Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday before Minister Sergei Lavrov's attending the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva.
A member of Mexico Senate Human Rights Commission talked about observing human rights in Iran and said that Iran has rational laws, which should not be mistaken with human rights violation.
Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani blasted the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, for his support for the terrorist groups acting against Tehran, and said the UN rapporteur has turned into an actor providing service for the opposition media.
A top US envoy will travel to Sri Lanka on Monday to discuss allegations of war crimes ahead of a UN review of Colombo's human rights record, officials said.
Permanent representative of Iran at UN argued Tuesday that Canada’s proposing of a resolution on human rights condition in Iran was not reflective of the issue frankly, and was in fact breaching the Iranian citizens’ rights.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron urged Sri Lanka Saturday to move "further and faster" to address allegations of war crimes, saying the issue would remain high on the international agenda.
Human Rights Watch Tuesday said it was concerned Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott failed to discuss rights with Asian leaders, saying he shouldn't give them a "free pass" on the issue.
American newspaper Huffingtonpost in an article refers to the situation of human rights in Saudi Arabia and it is concluded that the conservative country not Serious About Ending Domestic Abuse.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- The Human Rights Watch has called on Myanmar’s government to adopt effective measures aimed at putting an end to attacks against the Rohingya Muslims in the Asian country.