Attacks on Human Rights Defenders Increasing in India: Amnesty

People who promote and defend human rights continue to face an onslaught of harassment, intimidation, unjust prosecution and unlawful detention.

Myanmar Violence: UN Human Rights Chief Calls for Criminal Investigation

The UN human rights chief on Tuesday condemned “widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal” attacks against the Rohingya of Myanmar, as

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic

The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, lauded Thursday the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) efforts towards promotion and

On the World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

According to the UN Human Rights Council, more than 400,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State in recent weeks. They