Amnesty India Hails Decision to Commute Death Sentences of Four Men
The India arm of human rights organization Amnesty International today welcomed the decision of President Pranab Mukherjee to commute the…
Women’s March on Washington Warns the Trump Administration
Just a day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of America, a new event will be…
Poverty in India: Woman Sells Child for Rs. 2000
A homeless tribal woman, deserted by her husband, was forced to sell her newly born male child to one of…
New UN Task Force to Check Sexual Exploitation Cases
The United Nations announced Friday that it plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and…
UN Experts Hail End of Racial U.S. Counter-Terrorism Program
Racial or religious profiling has so far proved to be ineffective in fighting terrorism, say two United Nations human rights…
Is President Obama’s Decision Right to Allow Freedom of Religion?
A United Nations (UN) human rights expert on freedom of religion or belief has welcomed the United States’ legislative amendments…