human rights

New Delhi, April 11 – Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Chairman of the Congress party's Law, Human Rights and RTI Department, announced that the interviews for shortlisted applicants for the INC Legal Fellowship will be completed by Sunday.Commenting on the overwhelming response to the fellowship...

Beijing, April 11 – A leading international human rights organization has called on Chinese authorities to ensure that human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed to reunite with his family in Beijing without restrictions ahead of his expected release from prison after nearly three years...

Jodhpur, April 11 In a strong rebuke to extra-legal community bodies, the Rajasthan High Court has ruled that diktats issued by self-styled caste and khap panchayats, ranging from social boycott to hefty monetary penalties, are unconstitutional and undermine the rule of law.Calling the issue a...

Quetta, April 11 – As violence against civilians continues across Balochistan, leading human rights organizations have brought to light the extrajudicial killing of three civilians and the enforced disappearance of five others at the hands of Pakistani forces.The human rights body, the Baloch...

Islamabad, April 10 – A leading minority rights organization condemned the custodial killing of a Christian man on Friday, just hours after Pakistani police arrested him on charges they described as "fabricated."According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), police claimed that...

Paris, April 10 – A leading international human rights organization strongly condemned the passage of the 'July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Bill, 2026' in Bangladesh's Parliament on Friday. The bill grants immunity from all forms of civil and criminal liability for...

New Delhi, April 10 – The NHRC on Friday began inviting entries for its 12th annual short film competition, aimed at encouraging creative cinematic efforts that promote and protect human rights, an official said.The deadline for submitting entries is June 30, he said in a statement.The...

Srinagar, April 10 – Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief priest of Kashmir and Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, on Friday, advocated for diplomacy in the Middle East peace process and called for a resolution based on justice.Addressing the Friday congregation at the historic Jama...

Dhaka, April 10 The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a human rights organization against religious discrimination, expressed deep concern over the continuation of communal violence across the country in the period before and following this year's national elections, documenting...

New York, April 10 Veteran diplomat Preeti Saran has been re-elected to the prestigious UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for a fresh three-year term starting in 2027, in recognition of her expertise in guiding the body through complex global socio-economic challenges...

New Delhi, April 9 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls' hostel in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, where several students fell ill after consuming food.The apex human rights body has issued...

Islamabad, April 9. Bishops in Pakistan have expressed concern following the Federal Constitutional Court's ruling that a Christian minor's marriage was valid. The Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference (PCBC) stated that the courts are not consistently applying laws that prohibit marriage under...

Hyderabad, April 9 A woman has allegedly been tied to a tree in a village in the Sangareddy district of Telangana by five people over a dispute about money, police said on Thursday.The woman, who works as an Anganwadi teacher, stated in her police complaint filed on Wednesday that the accused...

New York, April 9 Veteran diplomat Preeti Saran has been re-elected to the prestigious UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for a fresh three-year term starting in 2027, in recognition of her expertise in guiding the body through complex global socio-economic challenges...

Quetta, April 9 – At least one young man was killed, and several women were injured in a drone strike carried out by Pakistani forces in the Mastung district of Balochistan, local media reported on Thursday.Citing reports, The Balochistan Post stated that Pakistani forces targeted a house in...

Islamabad, April 9 – Pakistani police have filed a case against the sisters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, several members of the national and provincial assemblies, and nearly 1,400 unidentified individuals under anti-terrorism laws following unrest on Adiala Road in Rawalpindi, local...

New Delhi, April 9 The NHRC said on Wednesday that it has issued a notice to the Gujarat police chief over reports that a journalist was allegedly apprehended last month by police authorities in an unlawful manner and also subjected to "physical torture".The journalist was allegedly stripped...

Quetta, April 8 – Senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), Sabiha Baloch, has expressed serious human rights concerns regarding the situation in Balochistan, Pakistan, and urged the United Nations to conduct an independent and impartial review of the human rights situation in the...

New Delhi, April 8 – The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Centre on Wednesday regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and...

The National Human Rights Commission held a meeting of its Core Group on the Right to Food and Nutrition in New Delhi today. The meeting focused on the theme "Combating Food Adulteration in India: Understanding the Scale, Challenges, and Reforms." NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian...