Tag: Human Rights

TIRANA, Albania (news agencies) — Albania’s Parliament approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy in a Thursday vote, despite protests from opposition lawmakers ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (news agencies) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured by the military 25 years ago demanded justice in a protest Thursday and expressed shock over ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — A wealthy ex-general with ties to both Indonesia’s popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past looks set to be its next president, after unofficial tallies ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (news agencies) — Human rights organizations in Venezuela on Wednesday demanded the release of a prominent attorney and activist whose detention last week has heightened concerns over the ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Millions of Indonesians were choosing a new president Wednesday as the world’s third-largest democracy aspires to become a global economic powerhouse just over 25 years ...

WASHINGTON (news agencies) — A new directive by President Joe Biden appeared to ease a split among Democrats over his military support for Israel’s war in Gaza, with lawmakers on ...

ISLAMABAD (news agencies) — The United Nations top human rights body expressed concern Tuesday over the “pattern of harassment” against members of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party ahead ...

GENEVA (news agencies) — Western countries used a U.N.-backed review of China’s human rights record on Tuesday to press Beijing to do more to allow freedom of expression, protect the ...

TALLINN, Estonia (news agencies) — A political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care, a human rights group said Monday, ...