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Clashes with forces in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir leave 12 dead and 150 injuredPakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing unprecedented violence, with civilians killed and over 150 injured in clashes between loc...- Amnesty International highlights human rights violations in Pakistan ahead of UN reviewAmnesty International alerts Pakistan on pervasive human rights abuses ahead of its UN review. Recent issues include extrajudicial killings...
- India successfully undergoes ICCPR review: MEAIndia's fourth periodic review under the ICCPR concludes successfully in Geneva. The Human Rights Committee commends India's engagement wit...
- What does Keir Starmer's win mean for the Khalistan issue?The UK's Labour Party's recent election win in parliamentary election raises questions about its stance on movements like Khalistan. New PM...
- UN experts slam Pakistan on its lack of protection of Hindu, Christian womenExpressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls from the minority communities, especially Christians and H...
- India's recurrent internet shutdowns threaten its own flagship digital initiative, hurt the vulnerableIndia's internet shutdowns disproportionately harm impoverished communities relying on social protection programs, undermining the "Digital...
- University of California at San Francisco apologizes for conducting medical experiments on prison inmates without consentThe University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) recently admitted and apologized for conducting dermatology experiments on the inmates...
- Time to dishonour Section 138? Why there is little reason to continue with India's cheque bounce lawThe major lacuna in the law is that there's a presumption of mens rea without need for any additional proof. The mere fact that a cheque is...
- Unduly worried over new Information Technology RulesApprehensions about the rules harming privacy are also misplaced. Rule 4(2) requires ‘significant social media intermediaries’ to provide o...
- India responds to the United Nations on new IT rulesIndia has told the United Nations that the revised IT rules were finalised by the government after broad consultations with various stakeho...
- Terming children foreign terrorist fighters may lead to stigmatisation, dehumanisation: India at UN"There is a general tendency to extend the term to their families. Using the term FTFs for children may lead to stigmatisation and dehumani...
- Bhushan moves SC; seeks right to appeal in contempt conviction, hearing by larger, different benchIn a fresh plea filed through lawyer Kamini Jaiswal, Prashant Bhushan has sought a declaration that a "person convicted for criminal contem...
- As Pakistan's Kulbhushan Jadhav deadline nears, India again asks for unimpeded accessAhead of the July 20 deadline which Pakistan has set for the review petition, India has asked for access to be provided in the absence of a...
- UN independent experts raise wide-ranging human rights concerns with ChinaUN independent experts have also raised their concerns regarding a range of issues of grave concern, from the collective repression of the ...
- ET Analysis: How Pakistan violated international treaties in Khulbhshan Jadhav caseThe military court trial in Pakistan is farcical according to Pak experts. Military Courts were set up after 2015 as an instrument for the ...
- With stings becoming 'aam', politicians resort to secure appsAAP leader Ashutosh says the atmosphere created by sting operations in his party has certainly impacted trust and confidence between indivi...
- Maldives faces global censure after ex-prez Nasheed jailedThe government of the Maldives today faced international condemnation, a day after former president Mohamed Nasheed was sentenced to 13 yea...
- Hindu-Americans welcome PM Modi's speech on religious freedomHindu-Americans have welcomed PM Narendra Modi's remarks on religious freedom in particular his specific mention of "right to retain religi...
- Internet spying program valuable and effective in US: WatchdogThe internet spying program of America's National Security Agency (NSA) is a "valuable and effective tool" in protecting national security.
- Indian surveillance laws & practices far worse than USThe government should encourage the usage of end-to-end encryption, ensuring Indian citizens’ data remains safe even if stored on foreign s...
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