Human rights

Human rights groups urge athletes to boycott Beijing Olympics

A coalition of human rights groups said that continued human rights violations by China had left them with no option…

May 21, 2021

HRCSL calls on IGP to submit detailed report on custodial deaths

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit a…

May 20, 2021

Human Rights organizations call for an end to attacks against rights defenders in Afghanistan

Amnesty International, with other human rights organizations, on Tuesday, urged the Government of Afghanistan to end harassment, intimidation, threats, and…

May 19, 2021

Amnesty calls on UNSC to not lift South Sudan arms embargo amid rights violations

Ahead of the UN Security Council's vote on the future of the arms embargo on South Sudan on May 27,…

May 18, 2021

White House not alienating from Israel to condemn human rights abuses in Gaza

White House is not in mood of changing its stand of supporting Israel. Even after pressure from certain liberal Democrats…

May 15, 2021

NHRC issues notice to Centre, Bihar, UP govts over bodies floating in Ganga

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments…

May 14, 2021

Revelation of Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang targeting Uyghur imams poses a new human rights challenge

A research undertaken and compiled by Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has unmasked a new dimension to the abuse against…

May 13, 2021

HRW calls on Nepal to take swift actions to manage COVID-19 crisis

The second wave of COVID-19 has raised alarming concerns in Nepal as two out of five people are testing positive…

May 12, 2021

Human rights groups urge Biden administration to include human rights issues in its Iran policy in a joint letter

 On May 10, a coalition of human rights organizations including PEN America and Centre for Human Rights in Iran sent…

May 11, 2021

Latin America, Caribbean are facing human rights exploitation, suggests UN rights chief

The concerns of human rights exploitation in Latin America were brought into view last year and this year, even the…

May 9, 2021

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