Human rights violation
- World
German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
- India
India, US should address human rights concerns during PM Modi’s visit: Amnesty
Amnesty International, the international human rights organisation on Tuesday demanded that the governments of the United States and India should address human rights concerns in both nations during the meeting between Prime…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: BJP dismisses BRS’ allegations of human rights violation
Hyderabad: Telangana state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has refuted allegations made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha that the BJP government at the…
- Middle East
Amnesty International says Egypt trying to cover up human rights violations
London: Amnesty International accused Egypt on Wednesday of attempting to cover up a decade of “unrelenting violations of human rights” in order to improve its international standing ahead of hosting the world…
- World
UN experts call for action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China
Geneva: A collection of human rights officials said the international community must not ignore the systematic abuses allegedly perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…
- 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
Saudi-led coalition refutes allegations on human rights violations in Yemen
Riyadh: The Joint Incidents Assessment Team (JIAT) in Yemen has said that it has investigated allegations on human-rights violations against the Saudi-led coalition fighting a war in Yemen and found out that…
- Technology
Amazon using Chinese suppliers with ties to forced labour in Xinjiang: Report
New Delhi: Amazon is reportedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labour of ethnic minorities from the Xinjiang region. A report from research group the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), has…
- Middle East
Iran slams US failure to shut down Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Tehran: Iran’s top human rights official has slammed the US for failing to honour its promises to close down Guantanamo Bay detention camp, 20 years after the infamous prison was established in…