'UN alarmed in Sri Lanka'

United Nations' top human rights official has voiced serious concern over the deteriorating condition of some 250,000 civilians trapped in the war-torn northern Sri Lanka and increasing casualties,......

Uzbek men being tortured in Kyrgyzstan: UN

United Nations Human Rights chief on Tuesday said she has information that that security forces in southern Kyrgyzstan are using torture against young Uzbek men, who are also being subjected to......

Probe causes of attacks on Indians: UN to Aus

TheUnited Nations has described as "disturbing" the continuing attacks on Indians in Australia, with its rights commissioner Navi Pillay asking Canberra to get to the bottom of the matter. "While......

Nobel ceremony: NGOs appeal to UN rights chief

An international coalition of 24 human rights and non-governmental organisations, including those from India, has appealed the UN human rights chief Navi Pillay to reverse her decision to skip......

Fourteen Eritrean footballers disappear in Uganda

At least 14 members of the Eritrea soccer squad have disappeared in Uganda while playing in a regional tournament and may eventually claim asylum, Ugandan officials said. Eritrea is one of the......

Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee

Justice (Retd.) Mukul Mudgal was on Thursday elected as head of FIFA's governance committee at the world football governing body's 67th Congress in Bahrain's capital city of Manama.Justice Mudgal's......