Left Parties to Protest Against President Obama’s Visit in India
Six Left parties in India – the CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML)-Liberation, AIFB, SUCI(C) and RSP – have planned to protest against the U.S. President Barack Obama‘s visit in India on the…
Hindu Rulers in India Irk the Muslims, Again
As BJP and Narendra Modi are hell-bent to make India a Hindu Rashtra (a nation only for Hindus), they have been systematically targeting minority communities including Muslims and Christians. By…
Defendants Tortured Without Investigation in Russia
Russian authorities have failed to investigate strong evidence that at least 12 of the defendants convicted on December 23, 2014, on mass terrorism charges had been tortured and their coerced…
UN Chief Urges Pakistan to End Executions
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Government of Pakistan to bring an end to the executions of all convicts and re-impose the country’s moratorium on the death penalty, a…
Top 5 Human Rights Watch Videos: Russia, India, North Korea, ISIS, Egypt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) – which is an independent, international organization that works to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all – has announced its…
Yezidi Women and Girls Face Sexual Violence in Iraq
Torture, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, suffered by women and girls from Iraq’s Yezidi minority who were abducted by the armed group the Islamic State (IS), highlights…