When the Constitution and every law in it insists on due process, even for a murderer, can bulldozers and excavators be used to teach a lesson to someone the ruler deems an offender?
The Democratic party had always emphasised human rights unlike the Republicans, particularly former President Donald Trump.
Blinken made these remarks at a joint news conference with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and their Indian counterparts after the conclusion of the 2+2...
Russia is the second country to have its membership rights stripped at the Human Rights Council which was established in 2006.In 2011, the assembly suspended...
FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar provided no details of the abuses that involved subcontractors working on the Club World Cup and Arab Cup.
Preserving memories of a vintage Kashmir in photographs, one house at a time
When F1 terminated its contract with the Russian GP after that country's invasion of Ukraine, drivers agreed it was the right thing to do.
Nine years after eight Adivasis were shot dead by CRPF in an anti-Naxal encounter in Bastar, six months after the judicial probe report--confirming that the...
Activist Soni Sori was recently acquitted by the special NIA court but Adivasi women continue to brave arrests, vilification, torture, and even death from both...
Article 44 of the Constitution provides that the State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.
“Deeming non-consensual sex within the marriage to be legal and the consequent harm is in no way proportional to the interest if any,” she said.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, despite Taliban assurances, the UN political mission received credible allegations of 'enforced...
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said ‘China welcomes Madam Bachelet to visit China, including Xinjiang. Our position is consistent and clear....
The claim that others need to protect our constitution is "presumptuous and preposterous", he said.
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics starts on February 4 and will go on till February 20. Beijing had hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics too.
In recent years, we have seen an uptick in online hate speeches and acts of hate, including vandalised mosques, torched churches, and communal violence in...
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2021 cites India's case as "particularly worrying".
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said the situation now facing women human rights defenders and prospects for women's real participation in peace...
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A staunch advocate of Black human rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, died on Sunday at the age of 90.
Japan's decision not to send a government delegation to Beijing Winter Olympics follows a move by the United States and a few other democratic nations...
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The United Nations experts have sought the release of Kashmir's human rights activist Khurram Parvez and asked the government to ensure his rights to liberty...
Nagaland firing incident resulted into the killing of 14 civilians and a soldier. The botched anti-insurgency operation and retaliatory violence on December 4...
As the world celebrates Human Rights Day today, here are a few films from India which have brought to the forefront issues of basic civil liberties.
International Human Rights Day: A look at five unforeseen stories which have recorded the worst Human Rights crisis in the world in recent history.
International Human Rights Day: The recent arrest of human rights defender Khurram Parvez has created fear among human rights defenders and lawyers in Kashmir.