Tag: HUMAN RIGHTS

Teach Your Sons Before You Curfew Your Daughters

Gender Equality
Every few months, a case shatters the national conscience. In December 2012 it was a young physiotherapy student on a Delhi bus. In August 2024 it was a trainee doctor at a Kolkata hospital, and in...

Baloch National Movement Conducts Conference at Geneva Press Club to Address Human Rights Issues

World
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) recently hosted a conference at the Geneva Press Club that aimed to shine a light on the human rights conditions in Balochistan. The event gathered human rights activists, political analysts, journalists,...
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India’s Growth Story Has a Casteist Footnote Nobody Reads

Politics
India tells itself a comforting story – that caste was a village issue, a feudal remnant, a dying way of life, a thing that...

India Showcases Women-Led Development Initiatives at UN Human Rights Council

World
India's commitment to women and child-centric development was prominently featured at the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Urooj Manzoor, representing...

Pakistani Court Halts Order to Expel Afghan Medical Students

World
A Pakistani court has effectively suspended a government directive that mandated the expulsion of Afghan medical students from educational institutions. This ruling, made on...

New Biography ‘Eternal Light’ Highlights Life and Legacy of Dalai Lama

Art & Culture
Westland Books has proudly launched a new biography titled Eternal Light: The Life and Legacy of the 14th Dalai Lama, which details the life...

Kishor Makwana to Receive Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award 2026

National News
Kishor Makwana, the current Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), will receive the esteemed “Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Jan Seva Award...

Congress MP Mallu Ravi Requests President Murmu’s Intervention in Caste-Based Purification Controversy

Politics
Congress Member of Parliament Mallu Ravi has formally requested President Droupadi Murmu to intervene in a controversy surrounding an alleged caste-based ‘purification’ ceremony, which...

Punjab Government Transfers DSP and Three Police Personnel in Alleged Custodial Torture Case

Crime
The Punjab government has taken significant administrative measures in response to allegations of custodial torture involving anti-drug activist Mohanjit Singh. A Deputy Superintendent of...

NHRC Engages With Allegations of Custodial Assault on Anti-Drug Activist Mohanjit Singh

Punjab
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has acknowledged a complaint registered by Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Chugh concerning allegations of custodial assault and human...

Demolition of Historical Temple in Pakistan’s Punjab Provokes Calls for Reconstruction

World
The recent demolition of a Hindu temple in Punjab province, Pakistan, which is believed to be over 100 years old, has sparked significant controversy....

Human Rights Allegations Rise in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir

World
Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, the President of the United Kashmir People's National Party, has raised serious allegations against Pakistani authorities, claiming a systematic crackdown...

India Rejects UN Committee’s Comments on Racial Discrimination

Politics
India has formally rejected observations made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), describing them as “politically motivated” and...

Colombia Children Recruited By Rebels For Drug Trade, Drone Attacks: Report

World
Armed groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children and assigning them dangerous roles, including operating drones fitted with explosives, Human Rights Watch said in...
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