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Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 13:02

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

Australia asylum policy `draconian`: Rights group

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 11:57

Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

Rights group calls for international pressure on Lanka

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 11:55

Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the country`s civil war, Human Rights Watch has said and called for an international probe to provide justice for victims.

Educationists express support for Justice AK Ganguly

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 20:00

A group of educationists and intellectuals came out in support of former Supreme Court judge Justice AK Ganguly, claiming that he was a victim of a conspiracy to make him resign as the chairperson of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.

Lack of accountability in India fosters rights violations: HRW

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 19:22

India has strong legislation to protect human rights but entrenched corruption and lack of accountability foster violations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Little progress on rights in Sri Lanka: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 16:28

Sri Lanka made little progress in 2013 in accountability for serious human rights abuses committed during the civil war that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 15:19

US President Barack Obama has not gone far enough in reforming the monitoring activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) and is continuing to violate the privacy rights of individuals, the head of Human Rights Watch told a news agency.

Iran fails to deliver human rights improvements: Britain

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 09:21

Britain has accused the new Iranian regime of failing to implement promised human-rights reforms, and warned there was little imminent hope of improvement.

Former top cop named Bengal human rights panel`s acting chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 00:48

West Bengal government Monday appointed former state police chief Naparajit Mukherjee as acting chairperson of the state human rights panel.

Ecuador`s Correa rebukes `intrusions` by UN, Americas court

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 04:53

Ecuador`s President Rafael Correa has rebuked requests by major international bodies for clarification on his anti-abortion position and decision to extract oil from an Amazon reserve.

Stop evicting people from UP camps: Rights body

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:03

Authorities in Uttar Pradesh should immediately stop evicting people from camps after they fled their homes following communal violence in September, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

Silver: Rodman brought attention to North Korea regime

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 08:41

While critical of Dennis Rodman`s trips to North Korea, incoming NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the former All-Star also helped raise awareness of leader Kim Jong Un`s "repressive regime."