World Gets Ready to Celebrate Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day falls on 10 December every year, the day when, back in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human…
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…
Human Rights: Congo Must Allow Peaceful Expression of Dissent
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic…
NHRC Gears Up to Protect Human Rights in India
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, lauded Thursday the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) efforts towards promotion and…
UN Human Rights Office Opposes Death Penalty
On the World Day Against the Death Penalty (October 10), the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…