Rights Abuse
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Claim Abuse In Legal Black Hole
At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.
-
US Human Rights Report To Downplay Allies' Abuse
The annual human rights report produced by the United States will scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, a report said Wednesday, as officials hinted it would focus instead on what they call dwindling freedom of expression in Europe.
-
A Year After Uprising And Sheikh Hasina's Fall, Bangladesh Still Far From Reform
A year on, Bangladesh is still reeling from that violence, and Hasina now faces trial for crimes against humanity in absentia, as she is in exile in India.
-
Delhi Court Convicts Man For Using Vulgar Language, Outraging Woman's Modesty
Man convicted in a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the IPC for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
-
Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
-
US Issues Sanctions Against UN Investigator Probing Abuses In Gaza
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the US to punish critics of Israel.
-
"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
-
At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
-
Mumbai Security Guard Allegedly Pushes Dog From 17th Floor, Video Sparks Outrage
A video showing a dog being beaten and forced off a 17th-floor balcony in Mumbai has sparked public outrage.
-
Bangladesh Probe Into Sheikh Hasina-Era Abuses Warns 'Impunity' Remains
A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina warned that the same "culture of impunity" continues.
-
New Zealand MP Exposes Deepfake Threat By Displaying AI-Generated Nude Image Of Herself In Parliament
New Zealand MP Laura McClure bravely exposed the dangers of deepfake technology by holding up a manipulated, naked image of herself in Parliament, highlighting the need for legislative change to protect victims of deepfake abuse.
-
US Lawmaker Was Denied Access To Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador
US authorities admit that Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvadoran prison due to an error, but have refused to comply with court orders to return him to the US.
-
Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
-
Woman Confronted In-Laws Over Husband's Alleged Affair, Beaten Up: UP Cops
A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o
-
Typhoon Gaemi Leaves Behind Heartbreaking Images Of Pets Left To Perish
Animal abuse has long been a major concern for animal rights activists in the Philippines, which is home to some 23.29 million dogs.
-
Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': Detainees Claim Abuse In Legal Black Hole
At US President Donald Trump's new migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, time has no discernible meaning.
-
US Human Rights Report To Downplay Allies' Abuse
The annual human rights report produced by the United States will scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia, a report said Wednesday, as officials hinted it would focus instead on what they call dwindling freedom of expression in Europe.
-
A Year After Uprising And Sheikh Hasina's Fall, Bangladesh Still Far From Reform
A year on, Bangladesh is still reeling from that violence, and Hasina now faces trial for crimes against humanity in absentia, as she is in exile in India.
-
Delhi Court Convicts Man For Using Vulgar Language, Outraging Woman's Modesty
Man convicted in a verdict reinforcing the right of women to live with dignity and without fear, under Sections 506 (Part II) and 509 of the IPC for criminal intimidation and using obscene and abusive language intended to outrage a woman's modesty.
-
Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
-
US Issues Sanctions Against UN Investigator Probing Abuses In Gaza
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the US to punish critics of Israel.
-
"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
-
At UN Security Council, India Exposes Pak For Terrorism, Child Rights Abuses
India has strongly rejected what it described as Pakistan's "nefarious agenda" at the UNSC, accusing Islamabad of attempting to deflect attention from its own human rights violations and state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.
-
Mumbai Security Guard Allegedly Pushes Dog From 17th Floor, Video Sparks Outrage
A video showing a dog being beaten and forced off a 17th-floor balcony in Mumbai has sparked public outrage.
-
Bangladesh Probe Into Sheikh Hasina-Era Abuses Warns 'Impunity' Remains
A Bangladesh government-appointed commission investigating hundreds of disappearances by the security forces under ousted premier Sheikh Hasina warned that the same "culture of impunity" continues.
-
New Zealand MP Exposes Deepfake Threat By Displaying AI-Generated Nude Image Of Herself In Parliament
New Zealand MP Laura McClure bravely exposed the dangers of deepfake technology by holding up a manipulated, naked image of herself in Parliament, highlighting the need for legislative change to protect victims of deepfake abuse.
-
US Lawmaker Was Denied Access To Man Wrongly Deported To El Salvador
US authorities admit that Abrego Garcia was deported to an El Salvadoran prison due to an error, but have refused to comply with court orders to return him to the US.
-
Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
-
Woman Confronted In-Laws Over Husband's Alleged Affair, Beaten Up: UP Cops
A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o
-
Typhoon Gaemi Leaves Behind Heartbreaking Images Of Pets Left To Perish
Animal abuse has long been a major concern for animal rights activists in the Philippines, which is home to some 23.29 million dogs.
