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Chandigarh: Sikh activist Khalra’s brother addresses students at Panjab University

Jaswant Singh Khalra was a human rights activist from Punjab who fought against alleged fake encounters of Sikh youths by Punjab Police during militancy (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 28, 2025, 8:08 AM IST

Permission dispute puts Guru Teg Bahadur event at Panjab University in limbo

A glimpse of the Panjab University campus (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 27, 2025, 6:32 AM IST

Explained: Why did Saudi Arabia end Kafala system? What it means for Indians

The reform aligns with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030.

Updated on Oct 23, 2025, 1:35 PM IST

NHRC notice to states, UTs over 'inhumane treatment' of vendors

NHRC notice to states, UTs over 'inhumane treatment' of vendors

Published on Oct 18, 2025, 12:47 AM IST

Sikyong Penpa Tsering holds discussion on Tibet issue with global leaders

Political leader of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Sikyong Penpa Tsering (File)

Published on Oct 17, 2025, 7:40 AM IST

Why no CCTV cameras in interrogation room of police stations: SC asks Rajasthan govt

Why no CCTV cameras in interrogation room of police stations: SC asks Rajasthan govt

Published on Oct 14, 2025, 3:17 PM IST

J&K high court to hear petitions against book forfeiture case on Dec 4

The government ordered the forfeiture of the books under section 98 of Bharatiya Nagrika Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (File)

Published on Oct 14, 2025, 7:18 AM IST

How rich is Maria Corina Machado? All about Nobel Peace Prize winner's fortune

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been honored with the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

Published on Oct 11, 2025, 10:47 PM IST

Iran executes 6 men over alleged Israel-backed attack amid torture allegations

Protesters hold a placard against executions in Iran during a rally against the Iranian regime in Rome.

Published on Oct 5, 2025, 8:14 PM IST

3 dead, hundreds injured in Morocco as police open fire at protestors

People protest against corruption and calling for healthcare and education reform, in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

Updated on Oct 3, 2025, 4:23 AM IST

'Deeply ironic…': India blasts Pakistan for ‘lecturing others on human rights’

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Updated on Oct 2, 2025, 1:00 PM IST

China’s most optimistic critic

Jerome Cohen Robert Ng/South China Morning Post via Getty Images

Updated on Sep 30, 2025, 8:01 AM IST

United Nations identifies 158 firms linked to Israeli settlements

The UN rights office was asked to list companies found to be taking part in any of 10 specific activities, including construction, surveillance, demolitions and destruction of agricultural land in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Published on Sep 26, 2025, 9:03 PM IST

Pakistan accused at UN of using blasphemy laws to oppress communities

Global Human Rights Defence representative said that at least 53 individuals are currently on death row for blasphemy-related charges in Pakistan.

Updated on Sep 26, 2025, 1:59 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi calls out Modi govt's ‘profound silence’ on Palestine crisis

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said India needs to demonstrate leadership on the issue of Palestine.

Updated on Sep 25, 2025, 11:33 AM IST

Women have hopes where state is secular: Taslima Nasrin

Women have hopes where state is secular: Taslima Nasrin

Published on Sep 23, 2025, 8:28 PM IST

West Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, lawyer says

West Africans sent by US to Ghana have been deported, lawyer says

Published on Sep 23, 2025, 8:16 PM IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more

Published on Sep 8, 2025, 9:30 PM IST

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality with prison terms, fines for offenders

The new law goes into effect immediately with individuals in same-sex relationships risking prison sentences as well as fines, Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala said.

Published on Sep 2, 2025, 8:40 PM IST

What needs to be done to curb prison overcrowding

The tolerance for the sub-human life lived by others normalises the breach of the rule of law. It mocks the constitutional principle that every citizen’s life is more than mere animal existence. (Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 25, 2025, 8:28 PM IST

Kapil Sibal questions motive behind bills targeting arrested leaders

Former Union minister Kapil Sibal. (X)

Published on Aug 21, 2025, 3:25 PM IST

INDIA bloc Vice-Presidential poll pick: Ex-SC judge who served as Goa Lokayukta

Former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy. (Wikipedia)

Updated on Aug 19, 2025, 2:57 PM IST

Open pit in Meerut: NHRC issues notices to chief secretary, DGP; seeks probe report on death of 3 children

The incident occurred on August 3, in Sival Khas area of Meerut district, where three children drowned after falling into a pit that had been dug approximately 40 days earlier, left unsecured, and had filled with rainwater. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

Updated on Aug 9, 2025, 7:16 PM IST

Why Israel must hold itself to account

Israel’s just war against the terrorists who massacred its people on October 7th 2023 has turned into death and destruction on a biblical scale.

Published on Aug 8, 2025, 5:45 PM IST

Bangladesh struggles with human rights after Sheikh Hasina fled, says HRW

On July 16, violence involving security forces and supporters of Hasina's now-banned Awami League killed five people in the town of Gopalganj.

Published on Jul 31, 2025, 2:05 PM IST

Pope Leo XIV calls for renewed diplomacy on 50th anniversary of Helsinki Accords

"While I entrust the victims to God’s loving mercy, I pray for the wounded and for Christians who around the world continue to suffer violence and persecution," the Pope said.

Published on Jul 30, 2025, 6:55 PM IST

What UN meet amid Gaza's mass starvation aims to achieve, and what it might

Palestinians at a tent camp next to buildings destroyed in Israeli military operations in Gaza City, July 25.

Updated on Jul 26, 2025, 8:22 PM IST

NHRC notices to railways, Haryana DGP over ‘gang rape’ of woman in train compartment at Panipat

The commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises serious issues of violation of human rights. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jul 18, 2025, 10:14 AM IST

SC judge flags paradox in global human rights

His comments come amid growing global tensions over refugee policies, migration control, and the balance between state sovereignty and humanitarian obligations. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Jul 11, 2025, 6:54 AM IST

Europe's human rights court delivers 2 rulings against Russia: MH17, Ukraine war

The victims' families, 11 years after the tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, are still seeking justice and said they won't stop fighting Russia.

Published on Jul 9, 2025, 6:05 PM IST

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