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

· Jun 16, 2020 · 07:30 am

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

· Oct 15, 2019 · 06:30 am

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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· Oct 13, 2019 · 12:47 pm

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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· Mar 06, 2019 · 10:44 pm

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

· Jul 08, 2018 · 09:03 am

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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· Jun 25, 2018 · 04:49 pm

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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· Jan 22, 2018 · 11:45 am

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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· Jan 04, 2018 · 06:59 pm

‘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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· Dec 11, 2017 · 08:45 am

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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· Dec 05, 2017 · 12:44 pm

Granted the National Human Rights Commission is a ‘toothless tiger’, but can’t it even growl?

Complaints about lack of resources and indifference to its recommendations are justified. But has it made full use of the powers it already has?

Rineeta Naik

· Aug 07, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Neet dress code harassment: Kerala Human Rights Commission orders inquiry

The commission asserted that forcing female candidates to remove their bras because of their metal hooks violated their basic human rights.

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· May 08, 2017 · 05:25 pm