MOSCOW, July 16 (UPI) -- A prominent Russian human-rights activist was found fatally shot Wednesday after being kidnapped in Chechnya, authorities said.
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (UPI) -- The U.N. General Assembly in New York elected 15 members to the organization's Human Rights Council, including nations opposed by human rights groups.
UNITED NATIONS, March 16 (UPI) -- The new U.N. Human Rights Council, approved by a 170-to-4 vote in the General Assembly, also won endorsements from leading human rights groups.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- The United Nation's top human rights official is urging the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels to step up efforts to curb human rights abuses.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations Friday marked International Human Rights Day with calls for education and action.
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell raised the issue of human rights with his Chinese counterpart Friday, the State Department said.
BEIJING, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- China Monday made good its threat to compose a human rights critique of the United States, answering the annual U.S. report critical of China.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Baram Kumar Asuami said Wednesday Saudi Arabia was drafting laws to safeguard human rights. The daily Al-Riyadh reported that Asuami said talks with Saudi officials centered on human rights, judicial independence and how to
SAO PAULO, July 10 (UPI) -- A leading opposition congressman slammed Brazil's leadership Wednesday for not acting on alleged human rights abuses at the hands of federal authorities in Espirito Santo state. Critics of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso say he is attempting to avoid
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Oct. 29 (UPI) --
