No agenda against Sri Lanka: US

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 23:03

A senior US government official has insisted the US has no agenda against Sri Lanka but is compelled to take up certain issues.

Sri Lanka regrets pressure from UNHRC resolutions

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 16:10

The Sri Lankan government Thursday said it is not being treated fairly and regretted excessive pressure being exerted by repeated resolutions in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

UN experts `seriously` concerned about Yemen drone strikes

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 01:25

UN human rights experts on Thursday expressed "serious concern" about lethal drone attacks allegedly conducted by US forces in Yemen, that resulted in civilian casualties this month.

2013 UN Human Rights Prize conferred on Malala Yousufzai

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:19

Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani education activist who fearlessly took on the Taliban, has been conferred the 2013 UN Human Rights Prize.

Syria war crimes evidence implicates Assad: UN

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 20:47

Evidence has been uncovered in Syria that implicates President Bashar al-Assad and members of his entourage, in war crimes and crimes against humanity, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay said.

Israel to join UN rights council: Israeli official

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 09:47

Israel cut all ties with the Geneva-based council in March 2012 after the body said it would probe how Israeli settlements may be infringing on the rights of Palestinians.

UN inquiry chief left in tears by North Korea brutality

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:03

The head of a UN inquiry into North Korea rights abuses told how he had been reduced to tears by witness accounts of people who fled the hardline state.

UN calls on governments to curb threats posed by `killer robots`

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 16:28

Governments across the globe should support international talks to address the threat posed by fully autonomous robotic weapons, Human Rights Watch has said.

UN panel asks POSCO to halt $12-bn Odisha project

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 21:28

In another jolt to South Korean steel giant POSCO, a UN Human Rights panel on Tuesday asked it to immediately halt the USD 12-billion mega port-to-steel plant project in Odisha alleging possible displacement of thousands of people and disruption in their livelihoods.

Cuba to accept UN rights council`s directives

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 10:52

Cuba will accept majority of the 292 recommendations prepared in May during the UN Human Rights Council`s review of the situation on the Communist-ruled island, official media said Thursday.

UN human rights probe exposes `atrocities` on prisoners in N Korea

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 18, 2013, 14:50

A United Nations probe has highlighted `unspeakable atrocities` being inflicted on political camp prisoners in North Korea.

Sri Lanka ready to probe UN claims

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 15:58

Sri Lanka Sunday said it was ready to investigate the allegations raised by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, who said that some people she met during her visit to the country had been threatened.