Two United Nations human rights experts today urged the government to restore the services in Jammu and Kashmir and "reinstate" freedom of expression.
Expressing concern over violence-hit Kashmir, the UN Human Rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said that it is crucial to establish an independent, impartial and international mission to assess the situation of valley. "I believe
Colombo: Sri Lanka today said it will go ahead with a domestic mechanism next month to probe war crimes during final phase of the battle against the LTTE but stopped short of backing a hybrid
New Delhi: India on Thursday insisted that there was no change in its long-standing position on supporting the Palestinian cause and that the abstention from voting on a resolution adopted at the UN rights body
Colombo: Faced with an impending UN inquiry, the Sri Lankan government has hired a prominent Pakistani lawyer to defend itself over its human rights record and alleged war crimes, a media report said here today.
Colombo, Oct 30: Sri Lanka will undergo a periodical scrutiny of the United Nations' human rights body that will review its progress on the rights front and might pose tough questions on the issue of
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