North Korea has shown no improvement in its human rights record and still systematically tortures its citizens, a UN special rapporteur said Friday. Vitit Muntarbhorn and a special UN envoy visited Japan [press...
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Chad frees 7 Europeans after Sarkozy intervenes in 'orphan' airlift case
Chadian authorities Sunday freed seven Europeans - three French journalists and four Spanish flight attendants - held in connection with a French charity's attempted airlift from Chad of 103 children alleged to be Darfur orphans. French President Nicolas Sarkozy...
French charity workers to stand trial in Chad for allegedly kidnapping 103 children
The Chad Supreme Court ruled Friday that a group of European citizens connected to the attempt by French charity Zoe's Arc to fly 103 children believed to be orphans from the...
UN rights expert urges US to prosecute or release Guantanamo prisoners
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Martin Scheinin called on the US in a report released Monday to quickly prosecute or release terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay so that...
Chad charges French charity workers with attempted kidnapping of Darfur orphans
A judge in Chad has approved kidnapping charges against six French nationals after French charity Zoe's Arc tried to fly 103 children believed to be orphans from the embattled Darfur region...
US military violated CSRT rules on exculpatory evidence: CCR
Lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) filed a petition Wednesday under the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA) challenging the enemy combatant designation of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Sulaymon Barre, saying the US military violated governing...
Iraq humanitarian efforts hindered by shaky legal framework: NGO report
Humanitarian and relief non-governmental organizations (NGO) are currently unable to effectively meet the needs of eight million Iraqi refugees as a result of Iraq's poor legal framework, according to a joint report issued Monday by Oxfam and...
UN rights chief says Sudan may have violated international law with Darfur air raids
Sudan may have violated international law by conducting "indiscriminate and disproportionate" air attacks in late April on at least five Darfur villages, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour . Sudanese officials...
UN rights chief details Darfur rapes, disappearances in new reports
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour released two reports Friday detailing alleged rapes and disappearances carried out by militia soldiers in the Darfur region of Sudan at the end of...
UN rights investigators call for immediate protection of Darfur victims
A UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) investigative team released a report Monday saying the citizens of Darfur need immediate protection against war crimes, blaming the government of Sudan for many of the atrocities...