Human Rights

Militants use sexual violence as weapon of war in CAR: Human Rights Watch

Oct 05, 2017 10:30

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have used rape and sexual slavery as a weapon of war in the conflict gripping the country.
UN Human Rights Council extends Burundi abuses probe

Sep 29, 2017 12:43

The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to extend the mission of an international probe into atrocities in Burundi, overriding strong pushback from the government accused of crimes against humanity.
HRW slams Qatar’s failure to protect 800k foreign workers from extreme heat

Sep 27, 2017 10:25

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed the failure of World Cup 2022 host Qatar to protect 800,000 foreign construction laborers from the country’s extremely high temperature and called for investigation into the large number of worker deaths due to scorching heat.
Activists of Saudi human rights group jailed for nearly two centuries

Aug 15, 2017 12:03

Eleven Saudi human rights activists have been given combined prison sentences and travel bans of nearly 200 years, as Riyadh continues its clampdown on dissent.
HRW: 27 killed in clash between police and protesters in DR Congo

Aug 11, 2017 01:27

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says 27 people, including three police officers, have been killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Islamic Human Rights (54)

Jun 30, 2017 03:36

In Islam, prisoners of war maintain a number of rights, which should be complied with by all. These rights include respectful and kind behavior towards captives; preparation of the necessary transportation means for transference of captives away from the warfronts; and the medical treatment of the wounded.
US threatens to replace UNHRC for Israel criticism

Jun 16, 2017 08:40

The United States has threatened to replace the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) unless the body stops criticizing Zionist regime’s oppressive measures against Palestinians.
Islamic Human Rights (51)

May 12, 2017 11:29

Welcome to this week’s episode of the series Islamic Human Rights. In this episode, in continuation of the previous week’s discussion, we study a number of other children rights.
US ignores human rights condition to sell Bahrain F-16 jets

Mar 30, 2017 08:22

The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided to ignore Bahrain’s human rights record in order to sell F-16 fighter jets to the Arab monarchy.
UN rights report against Iran politically-motivated: Foreign Ministry

Mar 09, 2017 12:59

Tehran has condemned a new report by the UN special rapporteur about the situation of human rights in Iran as “unjust” and “politically-motivated,” saying the account is aimed at portraying a gloomy image of the Islamic Republic.