PoK leaders slam Pakistan for human rights violations
Maqsood alleged that the people of the PoK region do not have freedom to exercise their fundamental rights.
Jun 17, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
European Parliament slams Pakistan's poor human rights record, stand on Kulbhushan Jadhav
European Parliament highlighted the case of Jadhav who was sentenced to death in April 2017 by a military court.
Jun 15, 2017, 20:55 PM IST
UN rights expert urges Myanmar to protect detained Rohingya children
Children as young as 10 were among hundreds of men detained on charges of consorting with Rohingya insurgents.
Jun 15, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Thai teen among latest group held for `royal insults`:Human Rights Watch
United Nations` rights body warned Thailand`s widespread use of the law "may constitute crimes against humanity".
May 24, 2017, 11:26 AM IST
Deadliest month for Syria civilians in US-led strikes: Monitor
US-led air strikes on Syria killed a total of 225 civilians over the past month, a monitor said today, the highest 30-day toll since the campaign began in 2014.
May 23, 2017, 18:40 PM IST
Shelter home horror: NHRC issues notice to Delhi govt, seeks detailed reports in 4 weeks
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to the Delhi Police and the state government after several teenage girl inmates of a shelter home in accused some staff members of molesting and injecting them with drugs.
May 03, 2017, 10:39 AM IST
White House defends Trump invitation to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte despite human rights criticism
The White House on Sunday defended President Donald Trump`s decision to invite Philippine President.
May 01, 2017, 17:34 PM IST
Car bombing hits Syrian evacuees, several dead: Monitor
A car bomb blast killed several people Saturday at a transit point for Syrians being transferred out of two besieged government-held towns under an evacuation deal, a monitoring group said.
Apr 15, 2017, 19:34 PM IST
Bahrain Grand Prix: Rights groups call for F1 race to be cancelled
Bahrain`s biggest sporting event is watched by a worldwide audience of millions and has been held since 2004, with the exception of 2011 when violent civil unrest forced its cancellation.
Apr 07, 2017, 00:46 AM IST
ISIS kills 33 execution-style in Syria; 22 in Iraq attack
At least 33 people have reportedly killed execution-style by ISIS gunmen in eastern Syria, according to a monitoring group.
Apr 06, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
China says Taiwan man investigated for harming national security
Relations between Beijing and Taiwan have worsened in the past year, largely because Beijing distrusts the Democratic Progressive Party, which took power last year.
Mar 29, 2017, 09:03 AM IST
Air strikes kill 9 in Syria's Idlib: Observatory
Air strikes pounded Syria`s rebel-held Idlib province on Wednesday, killing at least nine people, including children, a war monitoring group said.
Mar 15, 2017, 14:05 PM IST
No takers for gender studies, human rights in CBSE schools
Subjects such as human rights and gender studies offered in Class 12 by the CBSE have not found any takers, prompting the board to stop offering them besides 5 other academic electives and 34 vocational courses.
Mar 10, 2017, 17:07 PM IST
China slams US election `farce` in annual rights report
Beijing on Thursday accused American politicians of corruption and hypocrisy in its yearly rebuttal to US criticisms of China`s human rights record, saving an extra heaping of invective for the country`s divisive presidential race.
Mar 09, 2017, 16:35 PM IST
New Zealand does not condone racial abuse, says envoy
New Zealand does not condone racial abuse in any form, the country`s Acting High Commissioner to India, Suzannah Jessep, said on Tuesday after an Indian in Auckland said he was assaulted, spat at and subjected to racist slurs during a road rage incident.
Mar 07, 2017, 17:49 PM IST
Pakistan created terror outfits against India, now 'monster' devouring its own creator: India
Pakistan created terror outfits against India and the "monster" is now devouring its own creator, India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva said on Wednesday.
Mar 01, 2017, 21:47 PM IST
Human rights lawyers in China beaten, arrested: Report
Lawyers who defend human rights activists and dissidents targeted by China's communist government have increasingly themselves become subject to political prosecutions, violence and other means of suppression, according to a report released on Thursday.
Feb 16, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
Myanmar to probe police over allegations of crimes against Rohingya
Myanmar has denied almost all allegations of human rights abuses in northern Rakhine State, where many Rohingya live.
Feb 13, 2017, 12:25 PM IST
Syrian troops take control of water facility from rebels
Syrian state TV and military media army say government troops have gained control of the main water source for Damascus.
Jan 28, 2017, 19:04 PM IST
Appoint NHRC DG within a week: SC to Centre
A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar also asked the central government to appoint the members of the NHRC within four weeks.
Jan 23, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
