Human Rights
- World
China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang
Beijing: China has denounced a long-delayed U.N. report that was released over its protest and that says the government’s arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western…
- World
Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule
New York: The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights Watch said. After capturing Kabul on August 15,…
- Opinions
Over 81 percent elderly find inflation ‘increasingly painful’
Political protests may be voicing the miserable state of citizens under inflationary pressures but the report of an NGO working for senior citizens is shocking. The Agewell Foundation has come out with…
- Pakistan
Massive protests break out all over POK against inflation, rights issues
Poonch: Massive protests are going on all over Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) against incredibly high inflation and human rights issues, and the Poonch road has been blocked by the protesters. Sixty-five people…
- India
Human rights activists, intellectuals condemn arrest of Teesta, Zubair, others
New Delhi: Ever since the arrest of eminent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and ex-DGP R.B. Sreekumar, many sections of people are demanding their immediate release. Now, 260 prominent human rights activists,…
- India
India slams UN Human Rights for comments on action against Setalvad
New Delhi: India on Wednesday dismissed as “completely unwarranted” the remarks by the UN Human Rights office over the arrest of social activist Teesta Setalvad and said these comments “constitute an interference”…
- World
Unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolates in protest against religious crackdown by China
Dharamshala: As Tibetans continue to face human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s policies, an unidentified Tibetan monk self-immolated in front of a portrait of the exiled leader Dalai Lama here.…
- Afghanistan
Taliban rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights, especially those of women and girls,…
- Middle East
Qatar commits to protecting rights of Indian labourers
New Delhi: In wake of deaths and allegations of human right violations of labourers in the country since it won the bid to host FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar on Friday assured…
- World
US Congressman expresses concern over human rights situation in Kashmir
Washington: A prominent American Congressman has expressed concern over the human rights situation in Kashmir and emphasised that the US government must make clear that it expects better of democracies like India.…
- World
India witnessing rise in human rights abuse: US Secretary of State
Washington: Days after US Representative Ilhan Omar questioned the reluctance of President Joe Biden’s administration to criticize Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government over its alleged anti-Muslim policies, US Secretary of State…
- Featured News
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022 attempts to make India a police state
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, intends to link demographic and biometric information with the identification of citizens in an attempt to make all the natural citizens of India…
- India
Stan Swamy’s death a strain on human rights record: UN working group
New Delhi: The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said that the custodial death of Stan Swamy is a strain on India’s human rights record. The comment was made at…
- Kashmir
Kashmir-based rights group marks International Women’s Day
Srinagar: A Kashmir-based human rights group, Voice for Peace and Justice held a conference cum brainstorming session to mark International Women’s Day. The event was held in collaboration with the Central University…
- Middle East
Israel, citing ‘bias,’ won’t cooperate with UN human rights team
Geneva: Israel on Thursday formally announced it would not cooperate with a special commission formed by the United Nations’ top human rights body to investigate alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying the probe…
