International Human Rights Day

Independent MLA Rashid detained in Jammu and Kashmir

Police on Saturday detained independent MLA from north Kashmir's Langate constituency, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, as he tried to lead a protest march to the office of State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) here on the occasion of World Human Rights Day.

Dec 10, 2016, 15:32 PM IST

DNA: Today in History, December 10

Know all the historical events that happened on December 10 in this episode of DNA.

Dec 11, 2015, 18:34 PM IST

China should see detained lawyers as "partners, not enemies": US

US Ambassador to China, Max Baucus, called on China on Thursday to recognise several detained rights lawyers as "partners, not enemies of the government" on International Human Rights Day, comments that are likely to anger Beijing.

Dec 10, 2015, 12:10 PM IST