Human Rights

“Chosen Family Is A Valid Family”: Madras High Court Backs LGBTQ+ Couple’s Rights

Same-Sex Couple Rights | Jun 05, 2025

The court made the observation while ordering the release of a 25-year-old woman from the illegal custody of her natal family, who ha..

Human Rights Violated: NHRC Probes Professor Mahmudabad's Arrest

Ali Khan Mahmudabad arrest | May 21, 2025

In a press statement released, the NHRC observed that the report discloses, prima facie, the violation of the human rights and libert..

UN Launches Inquiry Into Reports Of Rohingya Refugees Cast Into Sea By India

Rohingya Refugees | May 16, 2025

India is a signatory to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, which prohibits expelling, returning or extraditing a person..

Set Guidelines Over Unclaimed Dead Bodies: SHRC To Tamil Nadu Government

Tamil Nadu government | May 06, 2025

The Commission's involvement in this matter traced back to a newspaper report published in April 2018, and it subsequently initiated..

Michelle Bachelet Conferred Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2024

Michelle Bachelet | Dec 06, 2024

Chile's first female president, serving from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018.

Hema Committee Report Exposes Malayalam Film Industry Abuses: 10 Points

Hema Committee Report | Aug 21, 2024

The report paints a grim picture of the Malayalam film industry’s treatment of its most marginalised workers..

Citizens Human Rights Manifesto 2024 Calls For Free Press, Repeal Of “Draconian Laws” And More

Elections | May 03, 2024

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Citizens Human Rights Manifesto (CHRM) for India 2024 has been released by human rights organis..

Instances of “Violation Of Human Rights” Found In Sandeshkhali Incident: NHRC Report

India | Apr 13, 2024

In a spot inquiry into West Bengal’s violence hit Sandeshkhali, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)..

Global Journalist Death Toll Drops While Gaza Records Surge

West Asia | Dec 14, 2023

According to the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the number of journalists who were killed during their work has drop..