Barrel Bombs Killing Civilians in Syria
The Syrian government has carried out new indiscriminate attacks over the past year with air-delivered munitions, including improvised weapons such as barrel bombs. The attacks have had a devastating impact…
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 have been held by Government forces and its militias, without…
North Korea to Use “Mosquito Nets” to Prevent Capitalism
North Korea is expanding efforts to control its borders and reduce information flows in and out of the country by harshly punishing people trying to flee the country, and hitting…
Save the Families and Their Human Rights in DPS Society
Important Announcement Now the DPS Housing Society case is being updated on a new Webpage. Please click here to see the latest updates. Update: April 13, 2015 Victim of Delhi…
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 of NCT of Delhi and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi…
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 during harvest, old clothes during festival times. While the recently…