The West Bengal government has announced the release of 45 life-sentenced prisoners, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing the move as recognition of their good conduct during long years of imprisonment.
Emphasising the reformative role of prisons,...
India is increasingly concerned over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bangladesh, particularly the recent alarming rise in targeted violence against the Hindu minority community under the Mohammad Yunus-led interim regime. A wave of brutal attacks,...
United Nations Human Rights released a report of a fact-finding mission inside Bangladesh’s political turmoil in the past two years. According to the unnerving...
A Tiruvannamalai-based NGO People Organisation for Planning and Education (POPE) was awarded the French Government’s prestigious human rights prize for 2021. During a virtual...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday appealed to the Government of India to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders...
Bollywood actor-director Farhan Akhtar is in the news for more than just being singer Shibani Dandekar's boyfriend. He appears alongside actress Richa Chadha in...
While it is governments that have the primary responsibility for implementation, there are a plethora of actors who play a role in implementation, including...
