China hits back on U.S. human rights
25 May 2012, 12:05 pm
China criticized a "woeful" human rights record in the United States on Friday, a day after a U.S. report said Beijing's own record is getting worse, with harsh crackdowns on dissidents.

UN rights chief pushes West to halt Zimbabwe sanctions
25 May 2012, 11:51 am
UN rights chief Navi Pillay on Friday urged the West to suspend sanctions against Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe and his close aides to give the country a chance to implement much needed reforms.

UN rights chief: Suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
25 May 2012, 10:08 am
The United Nations human rights chief said Friday that Western sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his loyalists should be suspended, at least until elections, saying the measures have hurt the country's poorest and most vulnerable people.

UN rights chief calls to suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
25 May 2012, 10:08 am
The United Nations human rights chief said Friday that Western sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his loyalists should be suspended, at least until elections, saying the measures have hurt the country's poorest and most vulnerable people.

China hits back at critical U.S. human rights report
25 May 2012, 4:41 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - China hit back on Friday at the U.S. State Department's annual survey of human rights, saying that only the Chinese people could pass judgment on what the Foreign Ministry said were the country's obvious achievements in the area. Asked about criticism of China in the report, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei condemned it for being prejudiced. "The United States State ...

U.S. urged to follow own human rights reporting
25 May 2012, 3:19 am
WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday released the government's annual compendium of country-by-country human rights reports, but ran into criticism from rights groups for holding double standards.

State Department Human rights Report Released
24 May 2012, 3:35 pm
The State Department’s report on global human rights for 2011, cataloging rights abuses in 194 countries, singles out Myanmar and Tunisia for praise, but is critical of China and Iran.

US says rights in China deteriorating
24 May 2012, 12:43 pm
The United States said Thursday that China's human rights record was getting worse as authorities step up efforts to stifle dissent, even though Beijing let a top activist leave for New York.

In US, Castro's daughter focuses on gay rights
24 May 2012, 9:26 am
The daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro brought her fight for gay rights to a U.S. forum Wednesday, stressing the need to secure social equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation.

YouTube Launches Human rights Channel
24 May 2012, 6:33 am
YouTube has launched a Human rights channel, with non-profit partner Witness and video playlist creator Storyful, the company announced Thursday. The channel will curate footage of human rights-related stories, uploaded by citizen users, shedding light on under-reported stories and, potentially, fueling activism.