Seoul, Beijing blast Japan's defense paper

South Korea has joined China in opposing Japan's 2016 defense white paper, a policy document Tokyo is using to justify its efforts to move away from an isolated and pacifistic defense posture to a more active one.

Russia insists on internationally-controlled probe into humanitarian crimes in Ukraine

Russian Foreign Ministry ombudsman for human rights, democracy and the rule of law Konstantin Dolgov on Wednesday called for an unbiased probe into humanitarian crimes in Ukraine. 

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Dolgov met in Strasbourg with Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks and Executive Secretary of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance Stephanos Stavros.

Russia May Issue New White Book on Human Rights Violations in Ukraine (Foreign Ministry)

Russia’s Foreign Ministry may publish a new edition of its “White Book” on human rights violations in Ukraine, the ministry’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Konstantin Dolgov said Thursday.
“We see the possibility of publishing one or two more ‘White Books.’ Everything will depend on the situation. We hope that it will not be necessary, but unfortunately there no guarantees. The situation doesn’t give us these guarantees,” Dolgov said while speaking to the Federation Council. “We hope a breakthrough will come soon, though at the moment people keep dying,” the commissioner added.