Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February…
UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill
India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line…
UN Office Stands by Its Report on Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
The UN Human Rights Office has deplored Indian government’s reaction to the first-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir that…
Youth Challenge: Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water
For this year’s International Youth Day on 12 August 2018, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe…
Global Warning Issued to PM Modi to Protect Press Freedom in India
The global media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) has for the first time issued an Incident Report, on freedom of…
NHRC Dismisses Petition on Human Rights in Kashmir
The government-controlled National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has dismissed a petition that urged the Commission to constitute an…