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Myanmar human rights activist Ko Myint Naing has been sentenced to eight years in prison, according to his lawyer and fellow activists Wednesday. A judge sentenced Myint Naing for inciting unrest during an April 2007 incident in which Myint...

The US State Department Tuesday cited the governments of 16 countries, including 11 predominantly Islamic states, for not making a "significant effort to combat human trafficking" in its annual report on modern-day slavery around the...

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom Wednesday released its annual report on worldwide religious freedom , finding for the first time since the ouster of Saddam Hussein that freedom of religious worship in Iraq...

China and Russia Friday vetoed a proposed UN Security Council resolution demanding an end to political repression and human rights violations in Myanmar . The resolution was jointly sponsored by the United...

The Bush Administration said Thursday it will propose legislation easing some anti-terrorism restrictions in order to allow foreigners who have helped armed groups not considered terrorists to seek asylum or resettle in the United States. As a result of...

Human rights abuses have worsened in countries around Asia due to authoritarian developments in "malfunctioning" democracies, according to a report by the Hong Kong-based Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) released Thursday....

The UN General Assembly's Third Committee on Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs approved draft resolutions Wednesday denouncing both Belarus and Myanmar (formerly Burma) for human rights violations. The Belarus resolution, introduced by...

Repeated allegations of widespread human rights abuses in Myanmar continue to go uninvestigated by the military government and its inaction remains the primary obstacle to securing human rights in the country, according to a new UN...

The Bush administration has been "disappointed" with the work of the newly formed UN Human Rights Council , according to US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Lagon during his remarks...

Progress in eliminating human trafficking which victimizes some 800,000 worldwide is slow, and countries such as Belize, Burma, Iran, Laos, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Zimbabwe have failed to effectively combat it, the US Department...