Pakistan executes first prisoner in over five years
Pakistan has carried out its first execution in over five years, sparking criticism from human rights activists. Jail official Abdullah Khan Niazi says authorities hanged Mohammed Hussain early on Thursday […]
United Nations: Act on Failings in Sri Lanka
The United Nations secretary-general’s internal review on UN action in Sri Lanka should lead to specific and concrete measures to ensure the UN takes all needed measures to prevent mass […]
Bangladesh: Superintendent, Officer-in-Charge failed to take right steps
A police probe body blamed the then superintendent of police of Cox’s Bazar and officer-in-charge of Ramu Police Station for failure to take appropriate measures and contain the situation during […]
Sri Lanka: UPR
Opening statement by State under review Few points raised in the opening statement of State under review: (See full statement on the Sri Lanka page of the extranet) Following the […]
Pakistan: UPR 2012
Opening statement by State under review Few points raised in the opening statement of State under review: (See full statement on the Pakistan page of the UPR extranet) Pakistan had […]
Sri Lanka pressed at U.N. to prosecute wartime crimes
Western countries kept up pressure on Sri Lanka on Thursday to prosecute killings of civilians and other crimes committed in its 30-year civil war and to investigate continuing grave violations. […]
Sri Lanka hampers legal redress for rights abuses: International Commission of Jurists
Sri Lanka’s government has made it all but impossible for victims of human rights abuses to get justice, a Geneva-based human rights body that monitors legal matters said on Thursday. […]