Two hoots for USA

The US "punishes" the UN for being voted out of two UN bodies

Not taking a stand

Documentary on Iraq's infamous prison

My lawyer's a killer

‘Transgender people suffer in this so-called civilised world without any reason’

Odia filmmaker Jitesh Parida talks about the trials and ordeals of transgender people and his upcoming movie inspired by the real-life story of …

Investors are increasingly shunning mining companies that violate human rights

A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights impacts and consultation with Indigenous communities

Bhima-Koregaon case: Crackdown on Jharkhand tribal rights activist shameful

State surveillance is becoming a norm in the society, which does not allow citizens to exercise and practice their democratic rights

Life in limbo: the Rohingya refugees trapped between Myanmar and Bangladesh

Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human …

Report links human rights abuse with environment

The report of a US human rights organisation cites the example of nine countries to prove its theory that governments that violate human rights …

The power game

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have become increasingly influential in the past 50 years. Awareness of human rights and social and …

DIRTY SEX

Every 10 years, the census of India comes out with a damning statistic: the country's abysmal female-male ratio. As per the 2001 census, there …

Human rights, environment activists unsafe in Asia: Report

688 cases of violations and abuses recorded in 18 countries in 2017, 2018

Nailed by a photo

Photo>>Protests • Belarus

News Snippets

Editors’ appeal

Censorship>> Press • Armenia

New Snippets

In search of equality

Tyranny unabated

From the Pulpit

UNITED NATIONS

IN FOCUS

Foreigners' nightmare

War of words

Australia vetoes UN declaration granting indigenous people the right to "self-determination"

A mixed blessing

Everyone has the right to live in a pollution-free environment says the United Nations

Corporate US

US double standards on human rights smacks of global hypocrisy