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EU special envoys meet as human rights situation in Afghanistan worsens

Amid the deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban regime, Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson hosted Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan

Joe Biden affirms human rights commitment as he warms to Saudis

Biden said he hasn't changed his views on human rights despite his admin's praise of Saudi Arabia which he'd pledged to make a pariah over its abuses for getting oil producers to step up production

Uyghur activists protest in US, urge UN to act on genocide by China

Human rights campaigners have been accusing the ruling Communist Party of China of committing widespread abuses in Xinjiang in the name of security

India criticises OIC-IPHRC for comments on court ruling on Yasin Malik

India described as "unacceptable" the comments made by OIC-IPHRC criticising New Delhi for the court ruling against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik

Chinese leader Xi defends record to UN human rights chief Bachelet

Bachelet is in the middle of a six-day visit to China that includes stops in Xinjiang where the Chinese government has been accused of human rights violations and genocide against the Uyghurs

UN rights chief decries Taliban's move to dissolve Human Rights Commission

Rights activists said the AIHRC that was abolished by the Taliban was not perfect but it mattered enormously to have a place to demand justice

Sri Lankan rights body summons top brass to explain reason for emergency

In a special Cabinet meeting on Friday, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency with effect from Friday midnight.

US pilots global internet order to counter Chinese digital authoritarianism

The "Declaration for the Future of the Internet" was signed on 28 April and is designed to champion "a single interconnected communications system for all of humanity"

China's aid for Myanmar shows its preference for autocratic govts: Report

Sophie Richardson's write-up in Human Rights Watch notes, it is a "tenet of Chinese foreign policy" to have relations with and provide aid to even those governments that "abuse" human rights

US Congressman expresses concern over human rights situation in Kashmir

India has repeatedly rejected criticism by foreign governments, lawmakers and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country

'Vishwaguru' in the mirror

India of BJP-RSS so covets rights to sermonise to the world. But does our present conform to brilliant past? Can we aspire for that moral stature if we respond to criticism with prickly whataboutery?

India's human rights record not discussed in talks with US: Jaishankar

Responding to a question, Jaishankar said while the issue of human rights was not discussed during the current meeting, it has come up in the past

US monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India, says Blinken

India has previously rejected criticism by foreign governments and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country

FIFA president praises Qatar for efforts to address human rights issues

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has praised Qatar for the efforts it has made to improve human rights in the build up to the 2022 World Cup finals.

ICHRRF officially recognises the Kashmiri Hindu Genocide, 1989-1991

The US based non-profit, International Commission for Human Rights and Religious freedom (ICHRRF) has called upon the Government of India and the Government of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to acknowledge and recognise the 1989-1991 atrocities on Kashmiri Hindus as an act of genocide.

Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders".

Russia responsible for devastating abuses of human rights in Ukraine: Biden

Russia is responsible for the "devastating abuses of human rights and the international humanitarian crisis" unfolding in Ukraine, said US President Joe Biden on Thursday

UN chief expects China to allow credible visit by human rights chief

Guterres, who was in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, met Chinese President Xi Jinping and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the margins of the games.

Human rights activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics

Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call the genocide games.

US lawmakers express concern over human rights situation in India

The Indian government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deny these allegations