Security Council Urged to Invoke Chapter VII of the UN Charter in Afghanistan
In a briefing to an emergency session of the Security Council on Monday (August 16), UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for international unity on Afghanistan. As Afghans are desperate to…
Lack of Quality Debate in Parliament: Chief Justice Ramana
While Ramana has been making remarkable comments outside the court, he must bring his preaching to practice in the court to restore the Indian democracy which has assumed the form…
UN Experts Call for End to Police Brutality Worldwide
A group of UN human rights experts* has expressed alarm at what they describe as a “rampant police brutality against peaceful protesters worldwide” and warned States of the grave danger…
FAR Construction Crime in Delhi Housing Societies Must Stop
FAR Construction Crime in Delhi Housing Societies Must Stop Since there is an opportunity of corruption worth hundreds of crores of rupees in FAR projects, this criminal activity is being…
IMF Governors Approve US$650 Billion Allocation of Special Drawing Rights
The SDR is an international reserve asset created by the IMF to supplement the official reserves of its member countries. The Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Spyware Scandal: UN Experts Call for Moratorium on Sale of Surveillance Technology
International human rights law requires all States to adopt robust domestic legal safeguards to protect individuals from unlawful surveillance. A group of UN human rights experts* called on all States…