United Nations Human Rights Council

14 Nov 2012

The United States has been re-elected to another three-year term on the UN Human Rights Council in the only contested election for seats in the body.

Softly, softly

19 Feb 2009

As China's leaders await this weekend's visit of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, they must feel confident that human rights will not significantly burden an already full Sino-...

Beijing defends human rights efforts

10 Feb 2009

UN ambassador dismisses concerns raised by western countries

Mainland rolls out action plan on rights

5 Nov 2008

Sceptics doubt move will make a difference

China is working on an 'action plan' in an unprecedented move to address some of the country's contentious human rights issues, but critics...

Human rights are international matter

13 Mar 2004

Lau Nai-keung ('An outrageous breach of loyalty', March 9) makes some interesting points in his comments on the debate over Martin Lee Chu-ming's appearance before a US congressional committee.

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

Asian rights record slated

TIMED to coincide with the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum, the New York-based Human Rights Watch/Asia today releases a report accusing Asian governments of sacrificing human...

Pakistan shame

ISLAMABAD: With 914 tortures on record, the Human Rights Council of Pakistan described 1992 as the worst year of violation of human rights in the country.