Deplorable Condition Of Human Rights And Freedom Of Speech In India
The universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th December 1948, in the wake of the terrors that […]
Human Rights
Mobocracy can’t be the new normal, get a law to punish lynching: SC to Govt
By Ananthakrishnan G The bench said the law and order machinery in the states have the “principal obligation to see that vigilantism, be it cow vigilantism […]
639 Indian farmers commit suicide to protest crop failure
India’s rights watchdog has sounded the alarm over the suicide of hundreds of farmers in the western state of Maharashtra in recent months, calling for […]
Arunachal rights cases resolved
New Delhi:Â The daylong “open hearing and camp sitting” organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to deal with human rights cases related to Arunachal […]
For better protection of human rights
By Krishnadas Rajagopal Giving teeth to the National Human Rights Commission The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been often described as a paper tiger, unable […]
CHRB: Tracking corporate human rights offences and offenders, globally
By Sudeep Chakravarti CHRB’s future extensions include finance, engineering, pharmaceuticals and the information and communication technology sectors, to develop a scanning board of 500 companies I […]
Four environment defenders killed every week in 2017
Every year, activists are killed for protesting destruction of the environment and encroachment upon indigenous lands. As industries expand, more land is threatened and those […]
Disciplinary proceedings are not human rights violation: Delhi HC
New Delhi:Â The ruling by Justice Vibhu Bakhru came on a CBI plea challenging a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the agency to provide one […]
482 human rights violation cases against security men since 1990
By Arteev Sharma Jammu: In a startling disclosure, the ruling Mehbooba Mufti-led government has said a total of 482 cases have been registered against security personnel for […]
J&K govt okays withdrawal of stone-pelting cases against 9,730 people
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government has approved withdrawal of cases registered against 9,730 people involved in stone-pelting incidents, including first-time offenders, between 2008 and 2017, […]