Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 09:35
European leaders should "hang their heads with shame" over their treatment of Syrian refugees fleeing the country`s brutal conflict, rights group Amnesty International said on Friday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 02:08
Two jailed Pussy Riot members could be freed early under a general amnesty backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin but anti-Kremlin ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is unlikely to benefit, according to a draft bill published on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 21:24
Finance Minister P Chidambaram Wednesday said service tax amnesty scheme VCES is a lifetime opportunity as such offers are unlikely to come again in the next 20 years, even as he warned that evaders would eventually be "identified and reached".
Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 12:02
Leaders of five organisations representing survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have called on the United States Government to acknowledge and express regret for financing.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 12:15
Qatar pledged on Monday to ensure respect for labourers` rights after Amnesty International urged the energy-rich Gulf state to end the "alarming" abuse of migrants working on football World Cup infrastructure.
Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 20:30
Amnesty International urged Qatar to end abuse of migrants working on football World Cup infrastructure, as it issued a report Monday citing cases in which they were referred to as "animals".
Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 12:11
An international human rights group has catalogued alleged human rights abuses in Qatar in connection to construction projects for the 2022 World Cup, and called on FIFA to ensure the exploitation of migrant workers ends.
Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 15:19
The US has disputed a recent report by a prominent human rights group that by using drones it has acted contrary to international law.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 20:12
Service tax amnesty scheme has so far yielded Rs 1,500 crore in revenue for the government, with 6,283 assessees taking advantage of the VCES that was announced in the Budget 2013-14.
Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 17:04
Fifteen countries issued warnings to their citizens asking them to avoid travelling to areas near the anti-government rallies in Bangkok.
Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 01:27
Tens of thousands of Thai pro-government "Red Shirts" massed in Bangkok on Sunday, police said, in their first show of force since a wave of opposition protests against a controversial political amnesty bill.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 19:24
Several thousand Thai anti- government protesters gathered in Bangkok today after lawmakers approved a controversial amnesty that could allow fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to return.
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