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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicHuman rights

Topic: human rights

Supreme Court seeks Modi govt’s response on providing human rights courts in all districts

The petition wants Centre to provide funds for setting up of human rights court in all 725 districts in 29 states and seven Union Territories in a time bound manner.

Hours before Amnesty briefing on detention law, J&K denies permission for event in Srinagar

J&K administration cites 'prevailing law and order' situation to deny permission to Amnesty event that was to focus on law used to detain separatists and stone-pelters.

Praise for Pakistani food but silence on terror won’t help & German envoy must know that

Reassuring bad governments that all is well is diplomatic equivalent of a doctor telling a diabetic he needn’t limit his sugar intake.

Sri Lanka’s human rights diplomacy is a sham & you can blame its political elites

The Sri Lankan government has used Human Rights Council resolutions to deflect international pressure and deceive the global community.

IPS officer to take up post at Indian Army HQ to deal with human rights issues

Approved under a plan called 'Reorganisation of the Army headquarters', the move is part of a major restructuring of the armed forces.

Why even an ex-IAS officer like Shah Faesal sympathises with murderers of his kith and kin

Every 2-3 years Kashmir has a collective call of conscience. Most entertaining are the ones from wannabe conflict entrepreneurs selling pipe dreams.

NHRC asks UP’s Yogi Adityanath govt to protect Unnao rape victim

The girl has accused the state of harassing her and her family, and says she is under pressure to withdraw rape case against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for ‘shoot mercilessly’ comment over death of JDS worker

Kumaraswamy refuses to apologise for ‘shoot mercilessly’ comment over death of JDS worker

Abduct me, bully me, chase me out, but I still love Pakistan and won’t shut up

Pakistani columnist Gul Bukhari writes about loving Pakistan, but not blindly.

Barkha Dutt, my Right-wing friends helped me without seeking publicity: Abhijit Iyer-Mitra

I’m not a victim and will never adopt the professional victimhood you, Barkha Dutt, seek refuge in so often. 

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.