UN Rights Chief Raises Concerns Over Proposed UK Law
The Bill, in its current form, risks undermining key human rights obligations that the UK has committed itself to respect. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on…
How Covid-19 Worsens the State of Human Rights in the World
The report paints a dismal picture of the failures of global leaders whose handling of the pandemic has been marked by opportunism and total contempt for human rights. The global…
Belarus Must End Police Brutality on Protesters: UN Experts
A group of UN human rights experts* on April 1 called on Belarus to end the continued pattern of excessive use of force, arrests, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment against protesters…
UN Expert Calls for Emergency Summit on Myanmar Crisis
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, on March 25 warned that the pace and scope of the international response to the military…
How the World Leaders Failed to Bring Democracy to Belarus
After some remote condemnation statements, the world leaders have shown their helplessness while security forces continue to suppress the dissenting voices in Belarus. By Rakesh Raman After issuing casual statements…
Europe Continues to Condemn Human Rights Abuses in China
Since Europe eyes a big market in India, the European leaders ignore the human rights violations in India. By Rakesh Raman Leading Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have reiterated…