Human Rights Abuse

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: China sells troubled Xinjiang as a winter sports paradise

Rights advocates worry China is spotlighting minority athletes to whitewash abuses in the region, adding to propaganda efforts to portray Xinjiang as an attractive tourism destination

Amid hunger and poor sanitation, fear of cyclones exacerbate plight of Rohingya refugees on Bangladesh island

The island is between Sandwip and Hatia islands, close to the small town of Bhola – all infamous names in the history of cyclones.

Chandigarh man trying to perform interfaith marriage in Aligarh arrested, dragged out of court

The arrest came to the fore after a video clip, purportedly showing policemen virtually dragging the man away from the court premises in the presence of dozens of bystanders, surfaced on social media

With Oinam 1987, four artists aim to examine India's systematic indifference towards the people of North East

With the coronavirus affirming the country's systematic indifference towards the people of North East, The Bluebirds wish to ultimately establish a practice premised on 'care and healing', despite the weight of socio-political half-truths.

How Latin American horror films highlight femicides, political corruption and other human rights abuses

Guillermo Del Toro’s genre-bending and -blending approach to filmmaking allows him to reach a large and varied audience while also providing sharp social and historical commentary on Spain’s fraught past.

Kathua rape case must be heard outside Jammu, victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat tells Firstpost

Kathua rape case victim's lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat told Firstpost that the Jammu and Bar Association wants a CBI probe in the case only to stay in the limelight while also accusing them of reproaching her to leave the case

Syria conflict: UN commission says there is enough evidence to convict Bashar al-Assad of war crimes

A UN commission probing Syria rights abuses has gathered enough evidence to convict President Bashar al-Assad of war crimes.

Bangladesh: Hundreds of Rohingyas refugees return to Myanmar to fetch stranded kin

Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said today, adding that most had gone back temporarily to fetch relatives.

Russian activist calls for more human rights violators to be included in US sanctions list

Russian leaders and Kremlin-connected oligarchs have bank accounts and propertyin the West. He said depriving them of that lifestyle would hit them hard.

Kenyan prez becomes first sitting leader to appear before Intl Criminal Court

President Uhuru Kenyatta was summoned to the Hague-based tribunal to answer questions about his indictment on charges of orchestrating a wave of deadly violence that swept Kenya after contested elections in 2007.