Human Rights News
US points at human rights violations in India, urges Modi govt to ‘learn’ from civil society
In 2022, India saw significant human rights violations, including unlawful and arbitrary killings, inhuman treatment by police and prison officials and life-threatening prison conditions, as per a new report.
2 min read21 Mar 2023Pandemic no ‘blank cheque’ to flout human rights: UN
Emergency measures may well be needed to respond to this public health emergency. But an emergency situation is not a blank cheque to disregard human rights obligations, says Michelle Bachelet
1 min read10 Apr 2020Opinion | Human rights caught in the fake news storm
If flow of information is a human rights necessity, to block or distort it is a violation
3 min read6 Feb 2020Opinion | Human trafficking: Forced rescues are not the answer
On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, a look at what is needed to end a global scourge
4 min read10 Dec 2019Opinion | What some PSUs are doing wrong on human rights
While Coal India commits itself to human rights practice, its delivery lacks
3 min read21 Nov 2019Hammer attack, thwarted speech stir more chaos in Hong Kong
The attack on Jimmy Sham, one of the public faces of the protest movement, was reported by his Civil Human Rights FrontSeparately, lawmakers shouting abuse forced Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to abandon a speech in the legislature
3 min read17 Oct 2019Redefine human rights in Indian context, says Amit Shah, wants electricity, food to be added
Amit Shah said it’s the time to redefine human rights violations with the Indian perspective and should include poverty, violence in our society40,000 people have been killed since 1990 in Kashmir. Is not that an attack on human rights? Do the victims of terrorism have no rights, Shah said
3 min read13 Oct 2019China signals it will hit back over US tech blacklist
Trump administration placed 8 of China’s technology giants on a blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Muslim minoritiesChina says it will continue to take firm and forceful measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests
4 min read8 Oct 2019Human Rights Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha amid Opposition uproar
The bill seeks to give more administrative and financial powers to human rights bodies in IndiaThe amendment provides for a reduction in the tenure of chairpersons of national and state human rights bodies to three years from the current five
2 min read22 Jul 2019Opinion | Time biz showed mettle in caring for human rights
The London Metal Exchange wants firms to red-flag use of child labour in supply chains
3 min read2 May 2019Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared