human rights
- India
PM hails country’s judiciary for safeguarding people’s rights
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the country’s judiciary, saying that it has performed its duty well in safeguarding people’s rights and upholding personal freedom, and added that it has also…
- World
Human rights group calls for objective inquiry into Karima Baloch death
Hong Kong: Human rights group based in Hong Kong has asked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate an independent inquiry into the abduction and mysterious death of 37-year-old Banuk Karima Baloch.…
- World
Sultan Salahuddin Ayyubi: Champion of Human Rights
By Abdullah Samdani Introduction The screams and cries of the innocent Muslims who were massacred in Jerusalem 88 years ago were still present in the minds of the Sultan. The horrific stories…
- World
US blocks China’s cotton due to human rights concerns in Xinjiang
Washington: The US government has issued an order to block cotton imports from a Xinjiang governmental organisation in China due to the ongoing human rights abuses of Uyghurs, the Department of Homeland…
- News
US House condemns China’s ‘human rights abuses’ in Hong Kong
Washington: The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a resolution condemning China’s “human rights abuses” and undermining of fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong. Passed by a voice vote, the resolution…
- Crime
11 Rape incidents being reported in Pakistan every day
Islamabad: Official statistics in Pakistan have revealed that at least 11 rape incidents are reported in the country every day, with over 22,000 cases reported to the police in the last six…
- India
Amnesty halts operations in India; accuses government of ‘witch-hunt’
New Delhi: Eight years after establishing a national office in India and addressing critical human rights violations, Amnesty International India on Tuesday said that it has been forced to halt its operations in…
- World
COVID-19 can’t crush human rights, UN gathering declares
Johannesburg: In a diminished spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics and vote, too. In many places around…
- India
India slams Pak for persecuting Hindus and other minorities
Geneva: India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an epicentre of terrorism and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including…
- World
Human rights groups ask IOC to move the Olympics from China
Tokyo: China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dalai Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is to…
- News
Indian-Americans protest China’s aggression against India, human rights violations of Uyghurs
Washington: A group of Indian-Americans from in and around the national capital held a protest here against China’s aggression towards India and the human rights violations of Uyghur minority groups in the…
- Featured News
Its total alienation in Kashmir valley: Human Rights body
Abdul Bari Masoud New Delhi: Tamil Nadu rights organisation ‘Human Rights Forum for Jammu and Kashmir (HRFJK) on Wednesday released a report on the impact of the lockdowns on the human rights…
- World
The UK accuses China of ‘gross’ human rights abuses against Uighurs
London: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of “gross and egregious” human rights abuses against its Muslim Uighur community and said sanctions against those responsible could not be ruled out, the…
- India
Religion and universal human rights
Prof. Ali A. Firdausi (Jamia hamdard) Prof. Ali A. Firdausi New Delhi: Though incompatible by nature, religion and human rights have always been widely discussed. Ironically, the human rights given by religion…
- India
Stop snooping on human rights activists: Abdul Majeed
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has vehemently condemned the snooping on the human rights activists and journalists in the country using an Israeli spyware Pegasus. This has…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi attacks government on snooping row
New Delhi: As WhatsApp snooping of human rights activists and journalists in India reached the political corridors on Thursday, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi added a Rafale angle to the row. “The…
- India
CISF AC Mayank speaks on human rights, highlights ground reality
New Delhi: Assistant commandant (AC) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Mr. Mayank Bhate while speaking on Human Rights highlighted the ground reality which prevails in the insurgency areas. While speaking at…
- India
Redefine human rights in Indian context: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Human rights violations should not be limited to just custodial deaths and police atrocities, but must also include denial of basic facilities, like toilets, electricity and food, said Union Home…
- Featured News
Aftermath of NRC: Fact-Finding Team reveals trauma & horror
New Delhi: A Fact Finding Team of United Against Hate visited Assam recently to explore the aftermath of final list of NRC which has declared 19 lakh people to be foreigners and…
- News
US State Dept to hear on human rights cases in South Asia next month
Washington: US State Department announced it’s South Asia subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia” next month. “Consultation with Congress is essential. Today I had the opportunity to…
- India
Kashmir integral part of India, Kashmiris our compatriots
New Delhi: While asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind on Thursday said that any separatist movement is harmful not only for the country but for…
- News
Western countries have failed the basic human rights exam: Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said western countries lecturing others on human rights have failed the basic human rights exam. He told this on the sidelines of G20 summit in Japan on…
- Middle East
Ousted President Hosni Mubarak, 91, is alive and kicking while elected President Morsi, 67 is dead and gone
Thus was power thrust onto Mr. Morsi, who rarely wore it comfortably. He always looked like a man caught up in something much bigger than him. That he died in an Egyptian…
- Middle East
Iraq court sentences fourth French ISIS member to death, France opposes
Baghdad: A court here on Monday announced death sentence for a fourth French citizen in a row for joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS). Al Jazeera…
- News
Mozambique: Human Rights Watch urges probe as cyclone victims ‘forced to trade sex for food’
Maputo [Mozambique]: Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Mozambique authorities to investigate and prosecute alleged sexual exploitation of Cyclone Idai victims by local officials in exchange for food and aid. “The…
- Middle East
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Riyadh: Eleven Saudi women’s rights activists were due back in court Wednesday in a trial that has drawn international criticism, just days after campaigners reported a new crackdown on their supporters. The…
- World
US condemns Brunei’s anti-LGBTQ laws
Washington: The United States has condemned Brunei’s recent decision to clamp down on the LGBTQ community by implementing laws whose associated penalties “run counter” to international human rights. This comes in the…
- News
Jadhav’s detention unlawful, set him free: India
THE HAUGE: Against the backdrop of the Pulwama terror attack, India battled Pakistan in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by asserting that the trial of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan…
- Middle East
Qatar says committed to labour reform after Amnesty criticism
Doha: Qatar said Wednesday it is committed to labour reform following an Amnesty International report that the 2022 World Cup host is failing to stop widespread labour abuse. Doha said it was…
- World
China hands 4.5 year prison sentence to human rights lawyer
Tianjin: A court here sentenced human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four and a half years in prison for subverting state power, on Monday. Wang has already spent more than three and…
