In the class conflict unfolding in Noida, union minister makes it clear he stands with flat owners

As authorities demolish stalls outside gated complex, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma says domestic workers involved in protest ‘will not get bail for years’.

Abhishek Dey

· Jul 18, 2017 · 07:30 am

In Noida, a riot-like situation over a domestic worker puts the focus on India’s bitter class chasm

After Zohra Bibi failed to return from Mahagun Moderne Society, her neighbours barged in to search for her.

Abhishek Dey

· Jul 13, 2017 · 09:12 am

Video: In Bangladesh, political workers are disappearing and no one knows why

Activists and lawyers working for the Opposition are being illegally detained and their families are clueless.

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· Jul 08, 2017 · 11:30 am

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi says torture is alien to Indian culture. Is he right?

Indians have internalised the notion that criminals deserve some pain. And the country still does not have a robust law against torture.

Urmila Pullat

· May 09, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Are human rights anything more than legal conventions?

The nature of human rights has been debated since at least the 12th century.

John Tasioulas

· Apr 21, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Sex work or slavery?: Why human rights discourse is no longer a tool for liberation

Testimonies from women at a global event in Delhi in January show that sexual exploitation and slavery still exist.

Nandita Haksar

· Feb 08, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Government using foreign funding act to suppress dissenting voices: NGOs, activists

They said the Centre had yet to release the official list of NGOs whose lincences were rejected, and there was need for transparency in the process.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 15, 2016 · 09:45 pm

Nandini Sundar case: NHRC summons Bastar inspector general to explain allegations against police

The statement said SRP Kalluri has to explain allegations that the police used an FIR to settle scores with the JNU professor and other activists.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 17, 2016 · 10:04 pm

Extrajudicial killings: How two teenaged girls in Chhattisgarh are leading a fight for justice

Suneeta Pottam and Munni Pottam have filed a petition in the High Court highlighting cases of alleged staged encounters by security forces in the Bastar region.

Raksha Kumar

· Oct 10, 2016 · 09:00 am

Former dictator Marcos might be buried as a hero in the Philippines, despite human rights abuses

The government’s decision to bury Ferdinand Marcos in the national Cemetery for Heroes illustrates the contested nature of the dictator's legacy.

Jose Victor Torres, The Conversation

· Oct 06, 2016 · 12:30 am

1,528 fake encounters in Manipur alone: Why the Supreme Court judgement on AFSPA matters

The interim judgement points out that security forces can be deployed as aid to civil authorities but it cannot be for an indeterminate period.

Saikat Datta

· Jul 11, 2016 · 05:30 pm

Why GN Saibaba’s lawyers must take the State to court for the violation of his disability rights

The treatment meted out to the professor in prison was in breach of the Constitution and India’s international commitment to disability human rights.

Amita Dhanda

· Apr 13, 2016 · 05:30 pm