BANGLADESH- Human Rights
BANGLADESH 2022 Severe crackdowns on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly continued to be reported, including police use of excessive or unnecessary force to suppress protests. Rights of workers…
IRAN – Human Rights
IRAN 2022 Iran was rocked by an unprecedented popular uprising against the Islamic Republic system. Security forces unlawfully fired live ammunition and metal pellets to crush protests, killing hundreds of…
AFGHANISTAN- Human Rights
AFGHANISTAN 2022 Restrictions on women’s rights, freedom of the media and freedom of expression increased exponentially. Institutions designed to support human rights were severely limited or shut down completely.…
Human Rights – INDIA
INDIA 2022 Laws and policies that were passed without adequate public and legislative consultation eroded the rights of human rights defenders and religious minorities. The government selectively and viciously…
UN Human Rights Council: India Votes Against Unilateral Sanctions on Countries
This is a break from its record number of abstentions on UN fora this last year. Though analysts say, India has always voted against unilateral sanctions. It is another matter…
India: Government’s pursuit of new surveillance technology heightens human rights concerns
Responding to a report by the Financial Times that India is searching for alternative spyware technology to replace NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, Head of the Security Lab at…
‘Human Rights Issues’ in India: US Report
In an annual report on human rights practices in India, the United States State Department has highlighted challenges to freedom of expression, cases of arbitrary arrests and detentions, extrajudicial…
Saudi Human Rights Commission welcomes UN adoption of draft resolution on tackling religious fanaticism
RIYADH: The Saudi Human Rights Commission (HRC) welcomed on Thursday a decision from the UN Human Rights Council to adopt a draft resolution proposed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…
Let’s talk human rights with Facundo Chavez Penillas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uviYZl2fuEs An accident at the age of 15 changed his life. Facundo Chavez Penillas, says, "there is no better way of promoting change than facing others with that otherness." Facundo,…
Human rights body urges El Salvadors to lift year-long suspension of constitutional rights
San Salvador: A regional human rights body implored El Salvador’s government on Thursday to reverse a year-long suspension of constitutional rights that form part of a sweeping anti-gang crackdown enacted last…