Human Rights
- World
US declines to participate in UN periodic review on its human rights issues
Geneva: A UN official confirmed that the United States has informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that it would not participate in the fourth cycle…
- Telangana
Telangana HRC asks govt to release pending salary for Mahila Shakthi Kendra staff
Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission directed the Chief Secretary of the government of Telangana on Friday, August 8, to immediately release all pending remunerations to the staff working in Mahila Shakthi…
- Telangana
NHRC to hear 109 human rights violation cases in Telangana
Hyderabad: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is conducting a two-day Open Hearing and Camp Sitting in Hyderabad on July 28 and 29 to address 109 cases of alleged human rights violations…
- India
Global Torture Index tags India ‘high risk’ over police brutality, human rights crisis
A recent report by a global alliance of anti-torture organisations has classified India as a “high risk” country in the Global Torture Index, citing frequent incidents of severe beatings, forced confessions, and…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 9 in southwestern Syria
Nawa: Israeli strikes in Syria reportedly killed at least nine people in the southwest of the country on Thursday, as Israel accused Turkey of trying to build a “protectorate” in Syria. Syrian…
- Afghanistan
Human rights body slams Pakistan for forced deportation of Afghan refugees
New York: US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged that Pakistan should immediately end the forced return and deportation of Afghan refugees. Pakistan has set a March 31 deadline…
- Featured News
Come out of Comfort Zone: A Call to Collective Action
Hyderabad: Injustice thrives when people choose silence over action. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice. This was the resounding message at a meeting organized the other day by the Association for…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan seeks meeting with party leaders ahead of talks with Pakistan government
Islamabad: Nominating SIC chief Sahibzada Mohammad Hamid Raza as the spokesperson for his party’s committee for negotiation with the Pakistan government, jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has demanded a meeting with…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Deputy CM rules out any interference in police action against BJP leader Ravi
Belagavi: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday ruled out any interference in the police action and arrest of BJP MLC C T Ravi, for allegedly using a derogatory word…
- India
Climate-risk atlas, district-level data collection: NHRC core advisory group suggestions
New Delhi: District-level data collection on climate change, creation of a “climate-risk atlas” and realigning of CSR subjects with environmental issues to re-focus from urban to rural areas are among the suggestions…
- News
Human rights ingrained in Indian culture, says Law Minister Meghwal
New Delhi: Union Law Minster Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government had taken several initiatives to ensure that the last man in the queue got all the benefits…
- World
Violence against minorities: US calls for respecting human rights in Bangladesh
Washington: The United States on Tuesday called for respect for fundamental freedoms including religious and basic human rights in Bangladesh amid attacks on minorities. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on…
- Middle East
United State airstrikes kill five militia in Syria
Damascus: US airstrikes killed five members of militias and wounded several others in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Britain-based monitoring group reported on Tuesday that US…
- India
India has always been strong votary of human rights: Birla
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said India has always respected international laws and has been a strong votary of human rights and the statutes brought to ensure the…
- Middle East
UN human rights chief reiterates call for end to conflict in Gaza
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk reiterated his call for an end to the conflict in Gaza here. In his opening statement at the 57th session of the…
