New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's proposal to overhaul the National Commission for Women (NCW) drew a blank again."The proposal by the ministry to give punitive powers to the commission was sent
New Delhi: The NHRC on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government over a reported move to shut down Moga Public Health Centre due to absence of power supply and sought its response within two
London: A UN accredited global NGO, the Loomba Foundation, will provide vocational skills and training to 5,000 poor widows in Varanasi in an effort to create employment opportunities for them."The Foundation will provide vocational skills and
Washington: Even as it praised India for holding "the largest democratic elections in history", the US on Thursday highlighted "police and security force abuses" and "widespread corruption" among its "most significant human rights problems"."India's parliamentary
Colombo: Pope Francis today called for respect of human rights and healing of racial and religious hatred as he arrived on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, days after a new government assumed power in
Colombo: Sri Lanka has won the backing of 22 nations in its battle against the UN's war crimes probe into the country's human rights record during its brutal civil war.A government statement said the countries
United Nations: Under pressure to allow an international probe, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday that "human rights are used as a tool to implement motivated agendas" and criticised what he characterised as double
Kuala Lumpur: Hindraf, a coalition of 30 Hindu non-governmental organisations in Malaysia, has asked the Indian government to include human rights issues affecting the Indian diaspora in the agenda of next year's annual diaspora conclave,
United Nations: The UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, Friday said that more than 191,000 people have been killed in Syria between March 2011 and April 2014, saying that the ongoing fighting there
Damascus: As many as 85 Syrian soldiers have been killed over the past two days in attacks launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS) on a military base in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province, activists said
Baghdad: Human Rights Watch says Iraqi insurgents executed at least 160 captives earlier this month, based on an analysis of satellite imagery and grisly photos released by the militants.The U.S.-based rights group said on Friday
New Delhi: Women in Afghanistan were brutally repressed under Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001. Now it has been more than 10 years since the end of Taliban rule but women and girls are still
Tehran : Iranian government has rejected a UN General Assembly committee's draft resolution about the violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic.The Islamic republic "strongly rejects the definition and content of this resolution," reported
Chennai: The Madras High Court has declared that denial of power supply to any person will be considered as violation of fundamental human rights.The declaration came in response to a petition from a group of
Colombo: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Tuesday visited parts of Sri Lanka's northern region which has been battered by 30 years of war between the Tamil Tigers and the military.Among the areas
New York, Jun 23: Prominent legal activist Amrit Singh has been honoured for her groundbreaking work in the field of human rights law, along with a number of other noted Indian-Americans including US Congressman Ami
New York, Mar 28: Sri Lanka should act on the call by a deputy minister to investigate war crimes by examining his own role in serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.Deputy Minister V. Muralitharan,
New Delhi, Mar 5: Against the backdrop of the European Union ending decade-old boycott of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Germany today sought to make distinction between human rights issues and image of the BJP
Abu Dhabi, Mar 4: Ninety four people went on trial on Monday in the United Arab Emirates on charges of trying to overthrow the government, the latest in a growing crackdown in the Gulf nation
London, Jan 31: The euphoria of the Arab Spring has given way to the sobering challenge of creating rights-respecting democracies, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.It said in its World Report 2013 that the willingness of
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