UN chief calls for protection of human rights in pandemic response
United Nations, April 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the need to protect human rights in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19...
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SEBI gives relaxations for rights issue amid Covid-19
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to ease the sourcing of funds from the capital markets amid the coronavirus crisis, the SEBI on Tuesday...
India-Australia can swap T20 World Cup hosting rights: Gavaskar
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to reduce the effect of coronavirus crisis on world cricket, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has come...
Tribal rights: Maoists issue threats, Baghel govt refuses to buckle
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Even as Maoists have issued death threats against the activists involved in the process of implementation of habitat rights to...
Ex-Taliban spokesman appeals to rights groups to find his missing family in Pak
New Delhi/Kabul, April 13 (IANS) Former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan, who escaped from the custody of Pakistani security agencies in February this year,...
China frees human rights lawyer
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) China has freed human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang after he spent nearly five years behind bars for “subversion of state power”,...
UN Human Rights chief criticises India’s quarantine measures
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) While India is fighting to stop the spread of Covid-19, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet, on Thursday...
UN: Asylum rights of Sikhs, Hindus fleeing Afghanistan attacks ‘must be respected’
United Nations, March 27 (IANS) Asylum rights must be respected for Sikhs and Hindus who may be fleeing religious persecution in Afghanistan where a gurdwara...
Afghan human rights commission calls for ceasefire
Kabul, March 26 (IANS) The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Thursday welcomed and supported an appeal from the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres...
Time to restore rights of J&K people: Priyanka on Omar release
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday welcomed the decision of releasing former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar...
‘India constitutionally secular, CAA doesn’t violate fundamental rights’
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Centre, in a preliminary affidavit, responded point-by-point to the criticism against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that India...
‘India constitutionally secular; CAA doesn’t violate fundamental rights’
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The Centre in a preliminary affidavit point-by-point responded to the criticism against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said India...
Kashmir rights activist flays Pak at UNHRC
New Delhi/Geneva, March 11 (IANS) A Kashmiri rights activist at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday flayed Pakistan for committing grave human rights...
Sangay urges UN human rights chief to visit Tibet too
Dharamsala, March 10 (IANS) Democratically elected Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay on Tuesday urged the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who is...
Anoushka Shankar: Uncomfortable to see rights taken away from musicians
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Grammy-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar feels film and television companies want musicians to sign their rights away, which...
IWD2020: Google dedicates doodle to fight for women’s rights
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) As a tribute to women on the International Women’s Day, Google on Sunday customised its doodle to the fight for...
HC summons Himachal Chief Secy on rights panel plea
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Expressing displeasure over the sluggish approach of authorities in setting up the state human rights commission, Lokayukta, and human rights courts,...
US honours Pakistani rights activist
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) The US State Department has honoured Pakistani human rights activist and lawyer Jalila Haider with its International Women of Courage Award...
Sexist writer abuses rights activist over feminist slogan in Pak
New Delhi/Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) Just days ahead of International Women’s Day, a controversial drama writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar abused noted rights activist Marvi Sirmed on...
UK Minister to press Saudi Arabia on human rights
London, March 4 (IANS) Dominic Raab is to press the Saudi Arabian government on its human rights record during his first visit to the country...