Crime against humanity
Nov 14, 2019 20:19
Myanmar launched a military crackdown in 2017 that forced 740,000 Rohingya to flee over the border into sprawling camps in Bangladesh, in violence that United Nations investigators say amounts to “genocide”. read more
Aug 06, 2019 11:01
Article 370 of the Constitution had given Jammu and Kashmir its own constitution and decision-making rights for all matters except for defence, communications and foreign affairs. read more
Jun 08, 2019 10:18
On May 30, the child went missing, but the police registered a case of kidnapping on May 31. Her body was found in a garbage dump near her house in Tappal town, near Aligarh, two days later. read more
Jun 08, 2019 00:11
“She was so brilliant that she could identify all the letters on her own. She had a beautiful smile and being our only child, she was the world for me,” said Sharma, a daily wage labourer. read more
Apr 08, 2019 18:33
The plea, filed by advocate Anuja Kapoor, said there should be accountability, liability and responsibility of the authorities and departments concerned to prevent spread of such news. read more
Mar 15, 2019 19:17
In response to Kumar’s application seeking suspension of sentence and grant of bail, the CBI has said that he is capable of “influencing\/terrorising witnesses” and fair trial would not be possible in the case pending against him, if he is granted ba... read more
Dec 21, 2018 07:17
In India, neither crimes against humanity nor the crime of genocide are detailed within the domestic criminal law. This loophole must be addressed urgently. read more
Dec 18, 2018 13:20
Modi’s remarks came a day after senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was convicted and sentenced to life term for “remainder of his natural life” in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case by the Delhi High Court which said the riots were a “crime against humanity”... read more
Oct 05, 2018 23:30
The home minister said the situation in Kashmir will improve, but expressed dismay that Pakistan was still indulging in cross-border terror. read more
Sep 19, 2018 12:37
The decision of the court changes the landscape in relation to international accountability through the ICC. It is a legitimate cause for concern for any state that is not a party to the Rome Statute, and that borders a state party. The court has now... read more
Jun 23, 2018 09:16
Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris, who visited a federal detention centre in California and met with mothers separated from their children, has alleged that the Trump administration has committed “crime against humanity”. read more
Apr 28, 2018 15:19
Kim Jong-un’s public appearance at the summit, beamed live to millions in the south, was for many the first prolonged exposure to an authoritarian figure revered in his secretive nation but shrouded in mystery read more
Mar 09, 2018 12:07
Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have fled Rakhine into neighbouring Bangladesh since insurgent attacks sparked a security crackdown in August, joining 200,000 refugees from a previous exodus. read more
