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    Human Rights News

    India opposes attempts to portray world's largest democracy negatively using unverified allegations at UN

    India opposes attempts to portray world's largest democracy negatively using unverified allegations at UN
    World News
    Published 1 day ago

    How differential treatment of protests undermines UN credibility

    FILE PHOTO: UN (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo)
    Ht Insight
    Published 2 days ago

    Who is Najmeh Amini? 23-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death over social media post

    Amini’s death sentence is not final and remains subject to appeal before Iran’s Supreme Court.
    Trending
    Updated 8 days ago

    NHRC has grown into trusted address for aggrieved: CJI Surya Kant

    NHRC has grown into trusted address for aggrieved: CJI Surya Kant
    India News
    Published 10 days ago

    How Tamil-origin Navi Pillay fought racism to become human rights icon, win Nobel Prize

    Indian-origin South African jurist and human rights pioneer Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
    World News
    Updated 12 days ago

    Punjab: Giani Gargaj, Dhami meet Rajoana in Patiala jail; seek early decision on mercy plea

    Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for his role in the 1995 assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, has spent more than 31 years in prison, including nearly two decades on death row. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 22 days ago

    India shreds Pakistan at UN, asks it vacate part of J&K that it ‘occupies’

    Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi speaking at UNHRC in Geneva
    India News
    Updated 28 days ago

    Tibetan parliament-in-exile calls for dialogue with Chinese govt

    The resolution also calls for the release of Tibetans it describes as having been arbitrarily detained or imprisoned. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 29 days ago

    Imran Khan's son alleges aunts, cousins ‘abducted’ ahead of PTI protest march

    Imran Khan, 73, has remained incarcerated since 2023 following his conviction in a corruption case.
    World News
    Updated 31 days ago

    Odisha surrenders ₹76 crore as SC-mandated CCTV system falters, 823 cameras go offline

    Odisha CCTV cameras: 823 surveillance cameras in police stations and outposts are non-functional as the state surrenders <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>76 crore allocated for the system.
    India News
    Updated 32 days ago

    Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression

    Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi tells the AP that Iranians paying the price for war and repression
    World News
    Published 32 days ago

    Tibetan group asks Trump to seek release of Panchen Lama during talks with Xi

    Tibetan group asks Trump to seek release of Panchen Lama during talks with Xi
    World News
    Published 34 days ago

    Turkey releases 106 protesters, jails more LGBTQ activists

    Turkey releases 106 protesters, jails more LGBTQ activists
    World News
    Published 35 days ago

    Post-Maduro Venezuela has kept 'repressive apparatus': UN experts

    UN investigators say Venezuela's security and intelligence structures remain largely unchanged despite recent human rights improvements.
    World News
    Published 36 days ago

    BRICS Summit: Tibetans in-exile urge Beijing to engage in peaceful dialogue to address Tibet concerns

    Seeking peaceful dialogue with the Chinese government, vice president of the Tibetan Women’s Association, Kelsang Dolma, hopes the BRICS Summit will provide an opportunity to highlight the Tibet issue. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 40 days ago

    Panel probe not prerequisite criteria for rights cases: Supreme Court

    The ruling came in a case involving allegations of custodial human rights violations by police officials in Vijayapura.
    India News
    Updated 43 days ago

    Imran Khan as Munir’s ‘rock and a hard place’ problem

    If Khan alive worries Munir and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, Khan dead could very well paralyse them. That they’re scared of his popularity and its consequences, is, perhaps, undeniable.
    Opinion
    Updated 46 days ago

    People first, safety always

    Civil Society
    Ht Insight
    Published 47 days ago

    Ex-minister, son denied pre-arrest bail in snakebite deaths case

    Ex-minister, son denied pre-arrest bail in snakebite deaths case
    Cities
    Published 60 days ago

    NHRC directs Punjab govt to probe allegation against CM's wife of demanding ₹5 cr to suppress rape case

    NHRC directs Punjab govt to probe allegation against CM's wife of demanding <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 cr to suppress rape case
    India News
    Published 61 days ago

    NHRC sends notice to MP govt over assault on Dalit student by teacher

    NHRC sends notice to MP govt over assault on Dalit student by teacher
    India News
    Published 76 days ago

    “Act with urgency”, Tibetan Parl-in-Exile calls for global action against China’s new law

    The leadership of the Tibetan exiled community has denounced the law and described it as a legal assault on the survival of the Tibetan language, culture, and identity. (File)
    Cities
    Published 79 days ago

    ‘Modi govt's familiar script’: Cong slams NSA detention of Assam activist Doley

    Pranab Doley was arrested in July 12 and got bail on July 29, but was then picked up under the NSA.
    India News
    Updated 81 days ago

    Ludhiana: Rights panel takes suo motu notice of mortuary incident

    The incident triggered public outrage and raised concerns. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 85 days ago

    Why did US walkout of UN Security Council meeting? Explained

    Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the United Nations (UN), responds to French criticism over human rights voting, leading to a walkout during a UNSC meeting.
    World News
    Updated 86 days ago

    Human rights panel orders probe into alleged ‘custodial torture’ in Sohna

    The matter in question concerns a suspect who was in police custody and was due to be produced before the court after the expiry of his remand.
    Cities
    Published 90 days ago

    Protest at Jantar Mantar demanding release of Noida workers’ agitation accused

    Protest at Jantar Mantar organised by a human rights advocacy group – Campaign for the Release of Workers and Activists of Noida (CaRWAN) – on Saturday. (Sanchit Khanna/ HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 102 days ago

    2 cops indicted in Khalra case not stripped of gallantry medals despite MHA letter

    Khalra was allegedly targeted after “exposing the illegal mass cremation of thousands of unidentified bodies by security forces”. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 103 days ago

    Exclusive| Difficult film to watch: Satluj writer Niren Bhatt

    Satluj
    Htcity
    Updated 107 days ago

    Khalra's wife on biopic released as ‘Satluj’: ‘Original spirit, truth preserved’

    Paramjit Kaur Khalra posted on X about the film on her late husband Jaswant Singh Khalra (played by Diljit Dosanjh).
    India News
    Updated 110 days ago
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