Human Rights Violations

116 complaints of human rights violations against Army, IAF since 2017: Centre

There were 108 complaints received against the Army while the number in the IAF was eight, informed Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt

The killing of two Sikhs shows Pakistan's continued persecution of minorities

Data from the 2017 Census shows that while Muslims make up 96.2 per cent of Pakistan's population, Hindus are only 1.6 per cent, Christians 1.59 per cent, Scheduled Castes 0.25 per cent, Ahmadis 0.22 per cent, and other minorities 0.07 per cent. There are countless incidents of minorities having to face rapes, forced conversions, murder and destruction of their property

US monitoring some recent ‘concerning’ human rights violations in India, says Antony Blinken

India has previously rejected criticism by foreign governments and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country.

Winter Olympics 2022: Amnesty warns over 'sportswashing' at Beijing

The Amnesty report comes after US lawmakers on Tuesday called on the UN human rights chief to release a report on Xinjiang, where Washington accuses China of perpetrating a genocide against minority Uyghur Muslims

Bangladesh communal violence: At least 71 cases filed, 450 arrested as police monitor social media for rumours

The number of arrests and cases could rise further as operations are underway, said a senior police official

Decoding why minorities in Bangladesh and Pakistan continue to face persecution

The root causes behind all the attacks were to thwart dissent, freedom and secularism. In short, minorities at any corner of the world are increasingly at risk of losing their lives, property and religious identity

At NHRC foundation day event, PM Modi warns against 'selective interpretation' of human rights violations

Speaking at the 28th foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Prime Minister said similar incidents are seen differently by some people as they describe human rights keeping their own interests in mind

Pakistan accepts ‘Chinese version’ of treatment of Uighur Muslims in China, says Imran Khan

Speaking to journalists as Beijing marked the centenary of the ruling Communist Party, Khan said the Chinese version of the Uighur issue was completely different from what was being reported in Western media

In geopolitical struggle over Myanmar, China has an edge over US, other nations seeking to shape events

The Chinese government, according to experts, sees the coup as “a moment of opportunity” to undercut the inroads the United States and other Asian nations made during Myanmar’s halting democratic opening

Centre halts probe in over 10,500 allegations of human rights violations against security forces in Kashmir

The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have halted the investigation in tens of thousands of cases alleging human rights violation against the government and security forces before the region was converted into a Union Territory (UT) last year August.