Australia defends immigration policy against UN criticism
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has defended Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers against criticism from the United Nations, particularly from countries such as North Korea.
Nov 11, 2015, 08:45 AM IST
Nepal hits out at India for raking up rights issue at UNHRC
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday hit out at India for raking up alleged conflict-era human rights violation at the UN, saying the issue has no relevance as Nepal had completed the peace process under the direct monitoring of the world body itself.
Nov 06, 2015, 21:12 PM IST
No international dimension to stand on Nepal at the UN: India
Vikas Swarup said India was awaiting the report from Nepalese government on the killing of an Indian during a protest in Birganj.
Nov 05, 2015, 19:26 PM IST
Sri Lanka accountability process would be purely domestic: FM
The process to fix accountability as mandated by the latest UNHRC resolution for the alleged rights abuses during the conflict with the LTTE will be completely domestic, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera has said rejecting claims that it was a hybrid mechanism.
Oct 24, 2015, 15:25 PM IST
Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes: Probe panel
Allegations that the Sri Lankan army committed war crimes during the bloody conflict with Tamil rebels are "credible", a government probe panel has said and backed UNHRC's recommendation that foreign judges should have a role in domestic inquiry.
Oct 21, 2015, 14:40 PM IST
UN asks Sri Lanka to allow foreign judges in war crimes probe
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday unanimously recommended a credible probe involving foreign judges and prosecutors into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka's battle against the LTTE, a resolution on which was surprisingly co-sponsored by Colombo despite its strong reservations.
Oct 01, 2015, 22:55 PM IST
Sri Lanka trying to water down UNHRC resolution: HRW
Sri Lanka should not be allowed to water down a UNHRC resolution on its alleged rights violations during its civil war with the LTTE, according to a prominent rights group which said that the current draft was "counterproductive" to the reconciliation efforts of the government.
Sep 24, 2015, 13:55 PM IST
Tamil Nadu against any move to allow Sri Lanka internal probe on 'war crimes'
Tamil Nadu on Wednesday opposed any move to allow Sri Lanka hold an internal probe into alleged human rights violations and war crimes during hostilities in 2009 and urged the Modi government to take the lead at the UN and press for an international investigation on it.
Sep 16, 2015, 14:48 PM IST
