U.N. rights boss Arbour condemns Afghan amnesty
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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has criticized Afghanistan's parliament for granting immunity to all Afghans involved in the country's 25 years of war.
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A U.N. human rights expert criticized the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan for violating international law by allegedly beating Afghans to death and forcing some to remove their clothes or wear hoods.
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The UN Human Rights Council on Monday accused Sudan of orchestrating human rights abuses and war crimes in Darfur, while also criticising the international community's failure to protect civilians.
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Algeria's government has failed to take needed measures to protect women from rape, beatings and widespread legal and economic discrimination, Amnesty International told a U.N. panel on Monday.
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Amnesty International said in a report released Tuesday that the relentless pursuit of security by the world&#039;s powerful nations had undermined human rights, draining energy and attention from crises afflicting the poor and underprivileged.
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GENEVA  - A United Nations human-rights panel expressed concern Britain limits its adherence to the global treaty against torture when it comes to its troops' actions in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Atrocities are occurring daily in Sudan's Darfur region and rape and pillage directed against civilians are at "a horrific level," United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Wednesday.
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A U.N. human rights mission accused Sudan's government on Monday of orchestrating and taking part in gross violations in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.
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President Hamid Karzai accuses international troops of being careless with the lives of Afghan civilians.
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U.N. human rights chief Louise Arbour   called on the United States on Friday to abolish secret   detention for terrorism suspects, saying transferring 14 CIA   detainees to Guantanamo Bay was not enough.
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A United Nations human rights mission on Monday accused Sudan's government of orchestrating and participating in international crimes in Darfur.
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GENEVA -- A UN human rights team criticized the international community yesterday for failing to halt atrocities in Darfur, saying in a sharply worded report that the United Nations must act now to protect civilians from a campaign of violence orchestrated by Sudan's government.
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Those suspected of war crimes in Afghanistan, including key officials in the country's former administrations, must be prosecuted if stability is to be achieved, top UN and Afghan rights officials said.
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GENEVA -- A U.N. human rights team investigating crimes against humanity in Sudan's Darfur region zeroed in on the international community Monday for the first time, accusing the world's governments of an "inadequate and ineffective" response to widespread atrocities.
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PETALING JAYA: Amnesty International has condemned armed political groups in Sudan for violating international humanitarian laws. Criticising the Sudanese government for being slow in resolving
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A leading rights group is urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sideline warlords implicated in rights abuses and strengthen the rule of law when he announces a new cabinet.
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KABUL , Afghanistan -- The country's lower house of Parliament voted into law yesterday a revised resolution calling for an amnesty for groups suspected of perpetrating war crimes during a quarter-century of fighting, but also recognized the rights of victims to seek justice.