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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicHuman rights violations

Topic: human rights violations

Indian govt took ‘minimal credible steps’ on human rights abuses, says US State Dept report

Transnational repression, concerns about press freedom and arbitrary detentions are mentioned in the 2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

US appeals court temporarily blocks Trump admin from ending protected status of Afghans

Stay on termination of temporary protected status will remain until 21 July. More than 70,000 Afghans evacuated after Taliban’s takeover were allowed a temporary ‘parole’.

‘Abuse’ by UK troops in Kenya, the new ‘surprise’ Dutch PM & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the last week.

‘Govt impunity, curbs on internet freedom, overburdened courts’ — US human rights report slams India again

Issues highlighted in US Dept of State's latest document for 2022 largely similar to those cited in previous report. Release of Bilkis Bano convicts, marital rape also find mention.

Biden administration avoids all chances to criticise Modi govt on human rights, says Politico

New Delhi: The Biden administration foregoes every opportunity to criticise the Narendra Modi government in India, argues US-based publication Politico. In the article, Politico's senior foreign...

NHRC appoints retired IAS, IPS as ‘rapporteurs’ in all states, to serve as its ‘eyes & ears’

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), it is learnt, has appointed retired IAS and IPS officers as ‘special rapporteurs’ across all states/Union...

NHRC chief HL Dattu will quit office this year. With him, the rights body must wind up too

NHRC has selectively issued notices, carefully kept Modi government out of its glare, and left the poor to be tortured by the apathy of the administration.

Not just Kashmiris, why not worry about Muslims in China too: US asks Pakistan

At a special UN General Assembly briefing, US criticised Pakistan for only speaking about Kashmir and not China's detention Uyghur Muslims.

Rajnath Singh tells Pakistan, don’t repeat mistakes of 1965 and 1971

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says Pakistan runs the risk of getting 'dismantled' on account of flagrant human rights violations on its soil.

Foreign media images seem doctored, haven’t tortured anyone in Kashmir: Indian Army chief

If any victim comes forward, I will personally order a full-fledged probe, Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat tells ThePrint in an exclusive interview.

On Camera

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.