News Articles for "Human Rights Commission"
Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win
The vote count from last weekend's nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party. Figures...
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Report slams inhumane restraint of inmate
An Ombudsman's report says retraining a prisoner to a bed for 22 hours daily was inhumane....
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Rapes on rise in Somaliland, say medical officials
An upsurge of gang rapes has hit the breakaway region of Somaliland — a normally peaceful enclave considered by many to be a sanctuary from Somalia's de...
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Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom
Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the first L...
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