by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2017 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh – Saudi Arabia has underscored continuing efforts to reinforce and protect human rights in tandem with the Islamic sharia. The kingdom reiterated its steady stance that calling for human rights worldwide does not necessarily mean imposing concepts and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 1, 2017 | World
The United States on Wednesday called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to drop its “obsession with Israel” amidst reports on the Trump administration reviewing its participation in the body. In a speech before the Geneva-based council, U.S. envoy Erin...
by Nadia Al-Turki | Sep 11, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) probe into Israel’s war on Gaza has told Asharq Al-Awsat he will not resign from his post despite pressure to do so from the Israeli government and media. Canadian international law expert...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 6, 2014 | World
Geneva, AP—United Nations human rights experts demanded answers Thursday from Venezuela’s government about the use of violence and imprisonment in a crackdown on widespread demonstrations. Six experts with the UN’s top human rights body wrote to the...
by Monji Saidani | Mar 4, 2014 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki vowed to defend human rights in Tunisia during a speech in Geneva on Monday, and said that his government would be the first democracy in the Arab world. Speaking at a meeting of the UN’s Human Rights...
