Human Rights In India
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India does not protect human rights defenders properly, says UN representative
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlor was speaking at an event to mark 100 days since activist Stan Swamy was imprisoned.
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Indian authorities increased their crackdown on critical voices in 2020: Human rights group report
The Human Rights Watch, in its annual report, criticised the central government’s role in several incidents, including the Delhi violence in February.
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Delhi violence: How India’s human rights defenders have been silenced
After the Gujarat riots, India’s civil society was crucial in ensuring the judicial and law enforcement authorities played by the rules.
Ashish Khetan
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India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
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Coronavirus: 45-year-old man dies minutes after receiving second dose of vaccine in Thane
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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CRPF woman won prize for fiery speech in human rights debate – but why are rights being debated?
How could the National Human Rights panel organise an event at which it allowed such acerbic condemnation of the very principals it is mandated to protect?
Sanjiv Krishan Sood
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Western standards of human rights do not apply to India, says Home Minister Amit Shah
He said that the human rights violations perpetrated by militants and Maoist groups should be viewed ‘with an Indian outlook’.
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India’s ‘divisive policies’ may undermine success of economic growth, says UN human rights chief
The policies were also marginalising minority communities, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said.
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Video
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Watch: ‘Pet whisperer’ takes care of abandoned animals in Fukushima’s restricted nuclear zone
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Sydney: Sikhs in car attacked allegedly by other Indians for perceived support to farmers’ protests
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Watch: Delivery man catches three-year-old girl who fell from the twelfth floor of a building
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Watch: This man was arrested for blocking Ajay Devgn’s car and urging the actor to support farmers
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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Republic TV’s hounding of rights activist shows ‘urban Naxal’ is convenient label to crush dissent
The phrase is deliberately vague to cover a wide array of dissidents, human rights defenders say.
Raksha Kumar
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Harsh Mander resigns as NHRC special monitor, citing inaction on report on Assam detention centres
Mander’s resignation comes barely a week ahead of the scheduled release of the final draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens on June 30.
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Indian government failed to protect minorities in 2017, finds report
The Human Rights Watch mentioned cow vigilantism, the Armed Forces Act and manual scavenging, among the concerns, in its study.
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The Reel
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‘Voyagers’ trailer: In sci-fi movie, a space mission goes horribly out of control
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Netflix 2021 slate: Films ‘Haseen Dillruba’ and ‘Navarasa’, Madhuri Dixit series and Ray tribute
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The IAWRT festival is back – and here is what you need to watch
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‘Flight’ trailer: Mohit Chadda is on a plane ride from hell
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‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
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Supreme Court asks states why they have not set up special human rights courts
In 1993, a human rights law had asked states to set up such courts with special public prosecutors.
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‘Do we really value human rights,’ asks former CJI RM Lodha, citing cow vigilantism, ‘love jihad’
He said the National Human Rights Commission had become a toothless tiger.
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India is among the deadliest countries for human rights workers, says Amnesty report
The study found that journalists, land rights activists and advocates for the rights of ethnic and religious minorities faced the highest risk in the country.
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The Field
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INDvENG, 4th Test, Day 1: Axar, Siraj strike before Bairstow, Stokes take visitors to 74/3 at lunch
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Qatar Open: Muguruza beats defending champ Sabalenka; Svitolina, Azarenka reach quarters
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Top seed Medvedev stunned by Lajovic in opener, Rublev beats Murray at Rotterdam
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Premier League: Manchester United lose ground on City after draw at Palace, Burnley hold Leicester
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Swiss Open Super 300: Saina Nehwal squanders match points in first-round exit