Human Rights Day 2019: History, the women who shaped the UDHR and theme

On 10th December in the year 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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· Dec 10, 2019 · 08:59 am

China is building a global coalition of human rights violators to justify its actions in Xinjiang

A group of 37 countries, including North Korea, Russia and Saudia Arabia, signed a letter in support of Beijing’s human rights record.

Abbas Faiz, The Conversation

· Jul 23, 2019 · 11:30 pm

The global Rohingya diaspora is a critical ally for those still fighting in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Emigrants can provide resources, time and capital to those in refugee camps.

Yuriko Cowper-Smith, The Conversation

· Jul 07, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Aadhaar critic Usha Ramanathan named Human Rights ‘Hero’ for campaign against biometric ID scheme

Ramanathan has written and spoken extensively against the privacy, security and exclusionary risks of the biometric identity scheme.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 07:54 am

US condemns reports about Iran sentencing human rights lawyer to 38 years in prison, 148 lashes

Amnesty International demanded Nasrin Sotoudeh’s immediate release and a quashing of her sentence.

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· Mar 13, 2019 · 04:44 pm

TN activist goes missing after accusing police of orchestrating last year’s Thoothukudi violence

In a complaint to the Chennai DGP on Sunday, human rights body says it fears that S Mugilan was abducted from a train while he was on his way to Madurai.

S Senthalir

· Feb 18, 2019 · 07:30 am

Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir wins United Nations Human Rights Prize posthumously

Tanzanian activist Rebeca Gyumi, Brazilian activist Joênia Wapichana and human rights organisation FrontLine Defenders were the other recipients.

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· Oct 26, 2018 · 04:52 pm

India wins seat at United Nations Human Rights Council

India will be a member of the council for three years, starting January 1, 2019.

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· Oct 12, 2018 · 10:04 pm

Missing Dubai princess: Amnesty accuses India of violating international human rights law

The rights body called on New Delhi to investigate the role of its security personnel, who face allegations of torture and detention.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 07:24 pm

Indonesian Police using ‘excessive force’ in crackdown on criminals ahead of Asian Games: Amnesty

At least 77 ‘petty criminals’ have been shot dead across the country between January and August.

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· Aug 17, 2018 · 03:58 pm

Is assisted suicide a human right or homicide? The world is gradually moving towards a consensus

We are inching toward acceptance of patient autonomy and physician-assisted suicide as a humane way to cope with terminal illness

Joseph Chamie

· Aug 11, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Guardians of the earth: Environmental human rights defenders risk their lives to protect the future

Frontline environmental defenders are critical in safeguarding healthy ecosystems. Their efforts need to be formally recognised.

Claudia Ituarte-Lima

· Aug 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm