The Syrian army and security forces are responsible for most of the serious rights abuses committed since March, say UN-mandated investigators.

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Syria army ‘behind rights abuses’

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurates a truth commission to investigate rights abuses, including those committed during military rule from 1964-1985.

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Brazil truth commission installed

KARACHI, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced to death a soldier who shot and killed an unarmed youth as he was begging for mercy — an incident that was caught on videotape and repeatedly broadcast on TV, triggering unusual public anger at the country’s powerful military. Five other soldiers and a civilian who were present during the June killing in a park in the southern city of Karachi were also convicted of murder and handed life sentences. The verdicts were a rare instance of Pakistani security forces being held publicly accountable over human rights abuses, which are allegedly widespread. The killing came at a time of heightened public criticism of the army over its failure to detect or stop the unilateral May 2 U.S. raid that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, and added to its humiliation. Read full article > >

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Pakistani court gives death penalty to soldier who shot dead unarmed youth, captured on video

The US imposes sanctions for the first time on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses, as Damascus’ crackdown on protesters continues.

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US sanctions target Syria’s Assad

Egypt’s interior minister dissolved the country’s hated state security agency, which was accused of multiple human rights abuses during former President Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

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Egypt Dissolves Hated State Security Agency

A former opposition candidate in the Belarus presidential election alleges he suffered human rights abuses in detention.

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Belarus KGB ‘tortured’ protesters