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Pakistan becoming "rogue state" with alarming enforced disappearance, says human rights expert at sidelines of UNHRC sessionPakistan faced sharp criticism at a UN Human Rights Council event over its alarming record of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial abu...
‘We are hunting you’: Trump issues warning to Venezuelan cartels following latest US drug strikePresident Trump confirmed a second US military strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, resulting in three deaths and no US casualties. This actio...
Two Baloch civilians killed by state-backed death squads; rights groups call for justiceTwo Baloch civilians, Yasir and Musafir Baloch, were killed by state-backed death squads in Kech and Turbat, Balochistan. Rights groups con...
Controversy surrounding alleged extra-judicial execution of Hmar men in Cachar districtThe Gauhati High Court issued notices to Assam authorities over alleged extra-judicial killings of three Hmar men by Cachar district police...
Like US, India should get less coy about surgically targeting credible threats to national securityThe two incidents - the killing of Anwar al-Aulaqi by the US, and the alleged plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun by Indian agents ...
UN experts seek justice for Hamas 'sexual torture'Two United Nations rights experts called Monday for justice for a multitude of alleged crimes, including sexual torture, during Hamas's unp...
Israel warns against nuclear talks with Iran’s ‘hangmen regime’Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, convening his first televised cabinet session since taking office last week, described Raisi’s ascent as enable...
North East rape, killings return to haunt ArmyThe court asked the Centre, state and petitioner to suggest names of officers who could be entrusted with the task of carrying out investig...
India hits back at Pakistan, says it 'extols' virtues of terroristsIndia's Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin responded strongly to the remarks made by Pakistan's envoy Maleeha Lodhi on Kashmir and Wani's...
Drop charges against Irom Sharmila, demands Amnesty InternationalIn a statement, it said the state government must immediately and unconditionally release the 44-year-old activist and drop all charges aga...
Repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts: Amnesty International IndiaIn its ruling on July 8, the court said that all the allegations needed to be looked into, and offences committed by security forces could ...
Is AFSPA in Manipur eternal, asks Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Manipur government how long the Army should be deployed in the state and enjoy unaccountable power.
Amnesty International advocates repeal of AFSPA in North EastSeveral international bodies, including the UN Special Rapporteurs on violence against women, have also called for the repeal of the law.
Hamas executes four suspected Israeli spies in GazaHamas, which controls Gaza Strip, continued with its executions of "collaborators", killing four more Palestinians suspected of spying for ...
Hamas executes four more in Gaza in warning to spiesThe Islamist faction declined to release the names or pictures of the executed for the sake of social stability, fearing backlash against t...
UNAMI asks Iraq to investigate abduction of foreign nationalsThe UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) said in a report released yesterday more than 1,000 people have been killed in Iraq in June so fa...
UN rights experts hail Supreme Court's ruling on death row convicts"This judgement by the SC reaffirms the value of human rights and respect for human life, as enshrined in the Indian Constitution," said Ch...