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Daughters of army officers seek policy to protect human rights of forces

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is scheduled to take up the matter on Monday

Human rights Day: 70 years on, activists, movements face an uphill battle

Seventy years ago, the then 58 members of the United Nations adopted its first two fundamental frameworks at the General Assembly in Paris

Human rights: From Rohingya crisis to LGBT, ten issues that made headlines

In August, a UN Fact Finding Mission delivered a scathing report detailing crimes against humanity, war crimes, sexual violence and possible genocide by Myanmar's security forces against the Rohingya

International Human Rights Day: Hundreds join in celebrations at Delhi

The participants sang patriotic songs and chanted slogans in support of the freedom of speech

UN Chief lauds reformer Hansa Mehta for shaping Human Rights document

Mehta was a reformer, educator and a prolific writer. She served as the Indian delegate to the UN Commission on Human Rights from 1947 to 1948

Why software engineers should be taught human rights law besides technology

Software engineers do not usually receive training in human rights law. Yet with each line of code, they may well be interpreting, applying and even breaching key human rights law concepts

Activists under house arrest: Dissent is safety valve of democracy, says SC

Dealing a blow to the Maharashtra police, the apex court questioned it for arresting the activists nine months after the violence in Koregaon-Bhima village

Indian authorities using laws to stifle freedom of expression: Amnesty

The report also speaks about issues like a threat to journalists and killing of Gauri Lankesh

John McCain: Why we must support human rights

Human rights cannot be rescinded by one government any more than they can be granted by another

US govt report pans Modi govt over human rights violations

Cited female genital mutilation and dowry-related deaths as human rights problems in the country

NHRC notice to Kerala govt over 'pathetic' work conditions

Allegedly, their 'Right to Sit' and 'Right to Pee', which are basic human rights, have not been protected in the Kerala Shops

'Human rights, freedom of religion deteriorating in India'

Government officials are not held accountable and impunity persists for police and other security personnel

US commission to hold hearing on India's human rights record

A Congressional commission will hold a hearing to examine the current state of human rights in India, coinciding with PM Modi's visit

Abuses by police, forces major rights problem in India: US

The US also raised concerns by civil society over the "failure" of the Gujarat government to hold accountable those responsible for the 2002 riots