The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me.
US diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticised the Trump administration’s human rights record. The surprise move during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed US opposition to giving UN human rights chief Volker Turk another four-year term. The reappointment on Friday got overwhelming support, including from France. The US walkout reflects not only the more strained relations between...
Ruling establishes that countries using spyware on people in the UK can be sued.
A retired IB Special Director and victims seek Supreme Court intervention to ban pellet guns and ensure compensation for injuries caused by state action on July 20 protest
Youth taken into police custody in connection with the investigation into the disappearance of a 13-year-old neighbour. Family alleges that he was assaulted while being taken in a police vehicle
The outfit said its legal team is coordinating with lawyers in concerned States to secure the release of those detained and provide legal assistance.
Myanmar’s military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said on Monday, even as regional governments ramp up diplomatic engagement. The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) said the onslaught was a result of the tactics deployed by Myanmar’s new military chief who took over in late March as his predecessor prepared to become the country’s president. “Since the ruling junta in Myanmar...
Across Assam, decades of government-issued records are failing the citizenship test before Foreigners Tribunals and the Gauhati High Court. As spelling variations, age mismatches, and shifting residences come under scrutiny, Rahul Karmakar speaks with families that are fighting to prove they belong
‘No accountability for settler war crimes against Palestinians’
UN General Assembly votes 144-10 to grant Turk a new four-year term, despite objections from the US, Israel and Russia.
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's sons tell lawmakers their father worked hard 'to protect and provide' for his family.
IOC says the complaint against its member and FIFA chief Infantino fell outside its ethics committee’s jurisdiction.
Police continuing to use excessive force against student protesters, counsel tells court; CRPF says it is verifying media reports on pellet injuries; CJP to launch website to archive videos and photos documenting ‘police brutality’
As CJP protests reignite debate over ‘Tear Gas’, here’s how tear gas works, the laws governing its use, why it can turn fatal, and what to do if exposed
UN rights chief condemns worsening repression in Nicaragua, urging the restoration of freedoms and the rule of law.
Shaikh Irshad Mansoori suffered pellet injuries, the first known case of security forces using pellet guns in Delhi; police deny use, say public must “verify facts”
South Korea's government has acknowledged wrongs, but advocates say accountability is still lacking.