India has “significant human rights issues” such as “restrictions on free expression and media, including violence” and “threats of violence, or unjustified arrests or prosecutions against journalists”, a report by the US State Department has said. Titled ‘2021 Country Report on Human Rights Practices’ and released late Tuesday, the India chapter of the report also…Continue Reading
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – The deportation of a 36-year-old Rohingya woman by Indian authorities and fresh detention of Rohingya refugees in Indian-administered Kashmir has been criticised by human rights groups, who called New Delhi’s forcible return of refugees a “cruel disregard for human life and international law”. Hasina Begum, 36, who was detained on March…Continue Reading
A man who identifies as Muslim and Indigenous has filed a human rights complaint against a TD Bank in Surrey, B.C., after they refused to accept his government-issued Indian status card and ultimately refused to open a bank account for him last May.Sharif Mohammed Bhamji is filing a Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint against TD…Continue Reading
The Canada-based student was held for allegedly raising slogans and picking up argument with Tamilisai The Canada-based student was held for allegedly raising slogans and picking up argument with Tamilisai The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to pay a compensation of ₹2 lakh to the father of Canada-based Tamil…Continue Reading
— Geo.tv illustrationHRW says Pakistan has ratified International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which protects the right to freedom of expression.Regional director says PECA has been used to silence freedom of expression on the pretext of combating “fake news.”PECA endangers journalists, human rights defenders, and political opponents “who run the risk of prosecution for merely…Continue Reading
Eric Garcetti (File photo)WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to New Delhi Eric Garcetti trod cautiously on two sensitive issues at a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, pledging to be respectful in raising human rights issues and implicitly suggesting that Washington, more immediately, could give India a pass on sanctions over its acquisition…Continue Reading