In the shadow of Israeli occupation
BY NAJLA M. SHAHWAN JUL 25, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A child walks past rubble after an Israeli military raid, east of Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank, Palestine, July […]
HR: Pakistan placed among ‘high risk’ countries
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4: Pakistan was included in the category of ‘extreme risk’ countries in the annual ‘Human Rights Risk Atlas 2014’ released by a global analytical organisation on Wednesday. Among […]
My human rights wish-list
Huffingtonpost: In his superb article ‘A Human Rights Wish-list for 2013’, Jack Healey encouraged us to chose our own wish-list. I have taken up that suggestion. My 10-point wish-list is […]
Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013: Maplecroft Releases Annual Ranking Of Countries At Risk Of Human Rights Violations (PHOTOS)
THE HUFFINGTON POST – by Sara Gates Risk analysis company Maplecroft released its Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013 Thursday, revealing a definitive rise in human rights violations around the world. [SCROLL DOWN TO SEE SLIDESHOW OF COUNTRIES WITH EXTREME HUMAN RIGHTS RISK] The sixth annual report, which ranked 197 countries […]
Human rights groups condemn ‘war crimes’ by Syrian rebels
Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent THE terrified men lie huddled in a group on the dusty floor of an abandoned building as armed opposition fighters kick and stamp on their bodies. Amid the chaos, the prisoners protest their innocence, but their cries go unheeded. Their captors – apparently fighters from […]