Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Journalist Khashoggi’s Murder
Ignoring the findings of a report prepared by a UN Special Rapporteur, Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death and three to jail over the murder of Saudi…
Netherlands Court Orders to Protect Human Rights from Climate Change
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday (December 20) applauded a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands which requires the State to take more…
Indian Citizenship Law is Against Muslims: UN Human Rights Office
“We are concerned that India’s new Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA 2019 is fundamentally discriminatory in nature,” Jeremy Laurence, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle…
Can the Toothless NHRC Protect Human Rights in India?
While human rights violations are being committed blatantly throughout India, strangely the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India celebrated the Human Rights Day in New Delhi today (December 10).…
U.S. Resolution Asks Modi Govt to Protect Religious Freedom of All Residents
The U.S. House resolution comes close on the heels of the similar observations made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel who expressed her concern over the persisting human rights violations being…
Human Rights Violations Reported Against Protesters in Iran
Human Rights Violations Reported Against Protesters in Iran The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm at the continuing violation of human rights in Iran.…