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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicHuman rights violations

Topic: human rights violations

‘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.

Why people with good looks view sex differently than others

Good-looking people on average have more sexual opportunities and partners, enjoy larger benefits when it comes to romance.

NHRC turns 25 – and that’s pretty much all it has achieved

India's rights watchdog NHRC — labelled 'toothless tiger' — is swamped with cases but has little resources to address them. This, despite an ‘A’ rating from UN body.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.