Protest: Release Human Rights Defenders in China
The Newseum displays a series of banners on the front of its building at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street that…
Political Consensus Urgent to Protect Human Rights: UN
The United Nations (UN) has the mandates and tools it needs to prevent human rights violations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told…
Syria Urged to Release Human Rights Activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday urged Syrian authorities to release all those who…
Attack on Church in India: Human Rights Office Questions Government
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India has issued notices to the Secretary, Union Home Ministry, Chief Secretary, Government…
Low-Caste Women Forced to Clean Human Waste in India
Women who clean dry toilets in rural areas often are not paid cash wages, but instead receive leftover food, grain…
Pakistan Urged to Address Human Rights Issues
Close on the heels of United Nations’ (UN) advice to Pakistan to protect the human rights in the country, leading…