AFGHANISTAN 2022 Restrictions on women’s rights, freedom of the media and freedom of expression increased exponentially. Institutions designed to support human rights were severely limited or shut down completely.…
INDIA 2022 Laws and policies that were passed without adequate public and legislative consultation eroded the rights of human rights defenders and religious minorities. The government selectively and viciously…
This is a break from its record number of abstentions on UN fora this last year. Though analysts say, India has always voted against unilateral sanctions. It is another matter…
Responding to a report by the Financial Times that India is searching for alternative spyware technology to replace NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at…
In an annual report on human rights practices in India, the United States State Department has highlighted challenges to freedom of expression, cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions, extrajudicial…
RIYADH: The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) welcomed on Thursday a decision from the UN Human Rights Council to adopt a draft resolution proposed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uviYZl2fuEs An accident at the age of 15 changed his life. Facundo Chavez Penillas, says, "there is no better way of promoting change than facing others with that otherness." Facundo,…
San Salvador: A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form part of a sweeping anti-gang crackdown enacted last…
A US report has accused India of significant human rights abuses. It has accused the Indian government of unlawful killings, kidnappings and corruption. But what about America's human rights…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udiuBDeyf0A Deputy High Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), talks about the ‘leave no one behind’ initiative, which is central to both the Agenda for Humanity and the…