Modi Govt Again Attacks Press Freedom in India: Congress
Reporters Without Borders observed that the Hindu nationalists belonging to BJP are trying to purge all manifestations of ‘anti-national’ thought
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Human Rights Experts Condemn Trump’s Attacks on Press Freedom
UN and Inter-American experts on freedom of expression on Thursday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the free press
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UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an
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Human Rights: Poet Arrested for Writing a Song in Egypt
UN human rights experts* have urged Egyptian authorities to release poet Galal El Behairy, who has been detained since February
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UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill
India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line
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UN Office Stands by Its Report on Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
The UN Human Rights Office has deplored Indian government’s reaction to the first-ever UN human rights report on Kashmir that
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