Category: Human Rights

Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday admitted Indonesia’s past gross human rights violations, many of which occurred during the country’s longest-serving leader Soeharto’s regime. “With a clear mind and sincere heart, I, as the leader of the Republic of Indonesia, admit that the gross human rights violations really took place in various incidents,” Jokowi said […]

This week, Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivered a stark warning to refugees fleeing renewed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo: “We cannot keep being host to refugees for which, later on, we are held accountable in some way, or even abused about.” The president’s statement crudely illustrates the Rwandan government’s politicization of refugee rights. […]

Photo: Facebook/Dmytro Lubinets Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets met with Russia’s human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova in Turkey. They discussed humanitarian issues related to the provision of human rights assistance to citizens of the two countries. “Night of negotiations: a meeting was held with Russia’s human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova within the […]

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller recently acknowledged that actions taken since the inquiry’s final report have not been enough to address the crisis.  The federal government announced Tuesday it was appointing a ministerial special representative who will be tasked with providing recommendations for the creation of an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson role. At at […]

Singapore/Jakarta: President Joko Widodo says he deeply regrets gross human rights violations committed in Indonesia in the past, among them an anti-communist purge in 1965 and 1966 in which 500,000 people were murdered, indicating his government would issue compensation to families to achieve reconciliation. Having begun his final full year in office, Widodo, known as […]

“We all need to worry about that,” said Risse. “That’s why it’s especially important that Harvard live up to its motto — Veritas. What good is all the power and prestige associated with this institution if we don’t even live up to our own motto?” Elmendorf could not be reached for comment. Harvard Kennedy School […]

The lobby group AfriForum say the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) failed to keep its promise to take Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) President Julius Malema, to the Equality Court for his hate speech “Kill the Boer”. MALEMA TO HIGH PROFILE FOR THE SAHRC AfriForum asked if the Malema has become to high profile for […]

Canada on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankans, including former presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, for committing what it called “gross and systematic violations of human rights” during the country’s civil war. Sanctions have also been imposed on Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake and Lt Commander Chandana P Hettiarachchithe, the Canadian foreign […]

Executions of antigovernment protesters in Iran has been weaponized by the government of Iran and amounts to “state-sanctioned killing,” the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said. At least 17 protesters have been sentenced to death so far, and the sentences at least 4 of them have been carried out, according to […]

Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 13 hours ago Rita Lopidia the Executive Director of EVE Organization for Women Development reading a press statement on behalf of women on Wednesday – credit | Charles Wote | Eye Radio | Oct. 20, 2021 A South Sudanese civil society activist has appealed for a collective effort to […]