Why is Qatar criticised for its human rights record, but not Thailand, Dubai or Israel?

Some tourist destinations are very good at distracting from their questionable approach to civil liberties.

Ross Bennett-Cook, The Conversation

· Dec 09, 2022 · 09:30 pm

GN Saibaba needs medical treatment for deteriorating health, says human rights body

The former Delhi University professor is suffering from ‘blood stools’, according to the National Confederation Of Human Rights Organisations.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 07, 2022 · 07:14 pm

Chinese-Indians from Deoli Camp write to Modi again urging India to apologise for 1962 internment

They also requested the construction of a memorial in the Rajasthan facility to the ethnic Chinese who had died during their incarceration there.

Dilip D’Souza

· Nov 22, 2021 · 06:30 am

How Myanmar security forces are using night raids to suppress protests against the coup

The key logic of raiding in the dark is simple – discretion. It allows for swift action without scrutiny.

Angshuman Choudhury

· Feb 22, 2021 · 07:30 am

Colin Gonsalves interview: ‘Policemen who pursue malafide cases should face crippling fines’

The noted lawyer speaks about the need for a legal framework to make the state pay for violating civil liberties by way of wrongful prosecutions.

Smitha Nair

· Feb 14, 2021 · 09:00 am

China in a ‘league of its own’ when it comes to human rights abuses, says United States

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that China last year significantly intensified its campaign of detaining Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang region.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 14, 2019 · 11:45 am

Nicaragua police used military-grade lethal weapons on protestors, alleges Amnesty International

The organisation claimed grave human rights violations were committed between May 30 and September 18.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 18, 2018 · 07:31 pm

Venezuela security forces are violating human rights, says UN report

The United Nations Human Rights Council said authorities in the country had failed to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 22, 2018 · 09:05 pm

Fighting India’s official denial, report on caste-based violence against women presented at Geneva

The first such report on caste-based violence particularly against women was released at a side event at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Mridula Chari

· Jun 21, 2018 · 11:16 am

UN human rights chief says Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte needs psychiatric evaluation

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein made the comments after the country included one of the UN human rights investigators on a list of ‘terrorists’.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 09, 2018 · 05:20 pm

UN human rights chief says he is disturbed by discrimination against Dalits, Muslims in India

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein said he is concerned that criticism of the government is met by claims that it constitutes sedition or a threat to national security.

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· Mar 08, 2018 · 07:55 am

NHRC issues notice to Telangana government, DGP over alleged illegal detention of villagers

An internal police inquiry had corroborated the claims made by eight men who said they were tortured in police custody.

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· Aug 11, 2017 · 07:01 pm