By Seema Chishti New Delhi: The ongoing protests by farmers against the three hastily promulgated agriculture laws have drawn international attention, with the denial of democratic rights to them by the government’s construction of military-grade barriers and shutting down of the Internet at protest sites getting strong statements of supportContinue Reading
United Nations, May 13, 2020: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged religious leaders to challenge “inaccurate and harmful messages” that are fueling rising ethno-nationalism, stigma, hate speech and conflict as the coronavirus pandemic circles the globe. The UN chief on May 12 warned a video meeting on the role ofContinue Reading
London: As Sri Lanka marked the 8th anniversary of the end of its civil war on Thursday, an international human rights group criticized the government’s latest anti-terrorism bill saying rights abuse could continue under it. Sri Lanka’s Cabinet approved the third draft of the Counter Terrorism Act (CTA) on MayContinue Reading
Manila: Catholic leaders have spoken out against a drug war that has left thousands dead, and the Philippines’ new president is not taking the criticism well. President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war is “not any more in accord with the legal processes, and the moral norms are being violated and soContinue Reading
Geneva: The United States and 11 other Western countries are criticising China’s “deteriorating human rights record,” saying its “extraterritorial actions are unacceptable.” The call at the Human Rights Council follows recent disappearances of five Hong Kong residents associated with a publisher of books banned in China. They include a SwedishContinue Reading
On December 16, 1966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two significant International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), form the InternationalContinue Reading
London: Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion legislation is in breach of human rights law, the Belfast High Court found today in a judgement hailed as “historic”. The case was taken by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission in a bid to allow women and girls to access abortion in cases ofContinue Reading
Coimbatore : Three NGOs functioning in Coimbatore are in the dock for using the term ‘human rights’ in the title of their organisations in violation of rules. The rural police registered cases against 30 people associated with the three organisations for misleading and allegedly cheating the public, but have notContinue Reading