UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations spokesperson reiterated the world body’s concerns over the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying “the concerns we have expressed still stand.” The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, made that statement in response to a question about India’s unilateral action
WASHINGTON: United States rights groups plan protests next week against India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington over what they say is India's deteriorating human rights situation. The Indian American Muslim Council, Peace Action, Veterans for Peace and Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition plan to gather
United Nations: The international community must take firm and principled action to protect the human rights and dignity of Palestinians, amid mounting violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the threat of even further annexation, an independent UN-appointed rights expert has said. “The wave of deadly
Srinagar: Pakistan will continue to raise voice against the grave human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Addressing the weekly press briefing here, the Foreign Office Spokesperson said, “We will continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to our Kashmiri brothers
London: Ahead of India’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council today(Thursday), Amnesty International UN Member States to peer review India’s human rights records and to hold the country accountable for its abuses and violations.
New Delhi: UN chief Antonio Guterres chided India during a visit over its human rights record, which critics say has regressed under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Since Modi came to power in 2014 in the Hindu-majority nation of 1.4 billion, campaigners say persecution and
The Hague: An independent panel of judges has called for prosecuting Sri Lanka, Syria and Mexico over allegations of human rights violations, according to a press release emailed to media. The People’s Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists was organised under the aegis of “A Safer
New York: China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity, the outgoing UN human rights chief said in a long-awaited report. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some
New Delhi: Human rights abuses have continued unabated in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir since it was split into two Union Territories after the Centre scrapped its special status under Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5, 2019, a forum said in
Srinagar: As world is commemorating Humanitarian Day on 19th August, India is perpetually violating human rights in IIOJK. The presence of 900,000 troops has turned IIOJK into the most militarized zone in the world. The human suffering of Kashmiris, inflicted through extra-judicial killings, arbitrary detentions, incarceration