What Is the Role of Human Rights in Elections?
The right to take part in the conduct of public affairs, including the right to vote and to stand for election, is at the core of democratic governments based on…
Congress Announces Public Policy Fellowship Program. You Can Apply
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) – which is the student wing of India’s main opposition party Congress – has announced a fellowship program under the banner: Future of…
Iran Urged to Halt Execution of Ramin Hossein Panahi
A UN human rights expert has urgently called on Iran to halt the death sentence against Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi amid reports he will be executed on Thursday. “The…
Kabul Attack Targets Journalists. UN Chief Deplores the Attack
Strongly condemning terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, and in Kandahar, senior United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres, underscored the need to bring those behind the attacks to…
Air India Man at DPS CGHS Faces Corruption Inquiry. CVC to Examine the Case
DPS Cooperative Group Housing Society (DPS CGHS or DPS Housing Society), Plot No. 16, Sector 4, Dwarka, Phase I, New Delhi 110 078. Despite multiple government investigations, Sampathkumar and the…
Rights Experts Express Concerns over ‘Structural Racism’ in UK
UN human rights experts* have expressed serious concerns over the deaths of a disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom as a…