Human Rights Violations

Balochistan Activists Seek India's Help Against Pakistan's Human Rights Abuses

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 14, 2019

The UK chapter of the Baloch National Movement or BNM and associated organisations called on the Indian government to highlight the atrocities of the "rogue state of Pakistan" and assist Balochistan's freedom movement.

Deeply Concerned With "Troubling Trend" Of Human Rights Abuses, Religious Discrimination In Pakistan: US

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 22, 2019

Describing shrinking space for civil society and media freedom in Pakistan as "troubling", the United States on Monday said it remains "deeply concerned" over reports of human rights abuses and discrimination faced by people in the country because of their faith.

Human Rights Global Buzzword After Article 370 Removed: Finance Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 16, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir denied the women from the state inheritance rights and this was a "serious human rights violation" that no one spoke about but human rights has become a "global buzzword" following the revocation of the temporary constitutional provision.

Time To Redefine Human Rights Violations In Indian Context: Amit Shah

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 13, 2019

Human rights violations should not be limited to just custodial deaths and police atrocities, but must also include cases like denial of basic facilities like toilets, electricity and food, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday.

China Signals It Will Hit Back Over US Tech Blacklist

Bloomberg News | Wednesday October 9, 2019

China signalled it would hit back after the Trump administration placed eight of the country's technology giants on a blacklist over alleged human rights violations against Muslim minorities.

Imposing Sanctions On Raul Castro For Human Rights Violation: Mike Pompeo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 26, 2019

The United States on Thursday announced travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family, accusing the former president of violations of human rights.

Pak Left Red-Faced At UN As Baloch Activists Expose Islamabad's Hypocrisy

World News | ANI | Wednesday September 11, 2019

Baloch political activists and human rights defenders shredded Pakistan for atrocities and gross human rights violations against Baloch people. The Baloch Human Rights Council organised a briefing on 'The Humanitarian Crisis in Balochistan' at a special tent at Broken Chair in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday.

Kashmir Well On Its Way To Normalcy, India Assures UN Rights Body

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday September 11, 2019

India on Tuesday flatly rejected Pakistan's claims of largescale human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring the international community that the situation in the region has vastly improved in the weeks following the scrapping of its special status.

Highlights - Pak's "Gory Record Speaks For Itself": India's Rebuttal At UN Rights Body Over Kashmir

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday September 10, 2019

India addressed a UN meet today countering Pakistan's repeated claims of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. Saying that Pakistan is using a "fabricated narrative", India in a stern worded statement accused the neighbouring country of making "false allegations."

Allegations Of Human Rights Violations In Kashmir Must Be Investigated: UK

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 3, 2019

The UK on Tuesday said any allegations of human rights violations in Kashmir since India revoked the Article 370 of the Constitution must be "thoroughly, promptly and transparently" investigated.

Not Just Rahul Gandhi, Pak Letter To UN Quotes Haryana Chief Minister Too

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday August 29, 2019

Pakistan has not just used Congress's Rahul Gandhi's name in its letter to the United Nations, alleging massive human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir. It has also referred to the ruling BJP.

"Rahul Gandhi Has Been Mischievously Dragged...": Congress Calls Out Pak

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 28, 2019

The Congress today hit out at Pakistan for "mischievously" dragging Rahul Gandhi's name in a petition, reportedly moved in the United Nations, to justify its "lies" and misinformation on Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, the Congress said that Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were and will always be an integral part of India as it accused Pakistan of ins...

"Legitimises Terrorism": India Protests UN Body Report On Kashmir

India News | Written by Nidhi Razdan | Monday July 8, 2019

India has reacted strongly and lodged a diplomatic protest over a new report by the UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government has called the report "false, with a motivated narrative".

"Denying Treatment To Father Human Rights Violation": Tejashwi Yadav

India News | Reported By Manish Kumar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Sunday April 7, 2019

Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of not allowing him to meet his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ranchi.

China "In A League Of Its Own", Says US On Human Rights Violations

World News | Reuters | Thursday March 14, 2019

The US State Department on Wednesday slammed human rights violations in China, saying the sort of abuses it had inflicted on its Muslim minorities had not been seen "since the 1930s."