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B Today, Bhopal promised to strive for human rights for all. Hundreds of people were part of a human chain which extended from Polytechnic Square to Iqbal Maidan. People stood for the rights of all who have been… Continue Reading →
Fourteen judges felt that wrongful convictions were a direct result of improper investigation; while 13 said that susceptibility of the criminal justice system to power, money and corruption was the main reason behind wrongful convictions. | New Delhi | On… Continue Reading →
Fr CEDRIC PRAKASH SJ It is December 10th: ‘Human Rights Day’ once again. This year the day is extra-special as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein puts it, “Next year – on 10 December 2018 –… Continue Reading →
By Lyndal RowlandsReprint | | Johnna Artis, 20, first apprentice and Maria Fraguas Jover, 24, rehearsal director at the Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory pictured at the United Nations. Credit: IPS UN Bureau / IPS. UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23… Continue Reading →
By PUSHKAR RAJ, The recent summoning of Chhattisgarh officials by the National Human Rights Commissions (NHRC) for abuse of power is significant as it underlines expectations from the human rights protection institutions in the country to deliver on their mandate… Continue Reading →
Iftikhar Gilani [email protected] New Delhi: Blame it on a tiff or lack of seriousness and coordination among central ministries. Nineteen years after putting its signature on the UN Convention against Torture, India is yet to ratify it. In a scathing comment,… Continue Reading →
JULY 1, 2014 Governments at the UN’s Human Rights Council stunned companies last week when they voted to start negotiations on a treaty to address corporate responsibility for human rights abuses. If done right, this could lead to… Continue Reading →
Mateen Hafeez,TNN | Jul 1, 2014, 11.10 PM IST MUMBAI: Maharashtra has once again earned the ignominious distinction of having the most custodial deaths of all Indian states, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) latest report. A total of 35… Continue Reading →
Marcia G. Yerman Writer on women’s issues, human rights, environment and culture In 2011 I wrote a story covering a demonstration to protest the impending execution of SikhProfessor Devinderpal Singh Bhullar in India. Bhullar’s mercy petition, filed in 2003, languished for eight years… Continue Reading →
A five member team of human rights activists and concerned citizens enquired into three recent cases of alleged crossfire between the police and Maoists in the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri in South Odissa. The three alleged encounters resulted in… Continue Reading →