UNHRC: Denying an Individual Access to Internet is a Violation of Basic Human Rights: In the 21st Century, a new divide between the poor and the rich is emerging, one that is threatening the basic tenants of freedom and development. The reach of the internet is simultaneously fast and secure,
NEW DELHI—Amnesty International India said Tuesday that sedition allegations that have resulted in a police investigation into an event organized to discuss the troubled Kashmir region were “without substance.” Police in the southern city of Bangalore filed a preliminary complaint against the India chapter of the global human-rights nonprofit that alleges sedition, unlawful assembly, rioting and promoting enmity among…
Lack of awareness was the main reason for human rights violations in India, State Secretary of People’s Union for Civil Liberties S. Balamurugan told a gathering of students at Sathyamangalam recently. Speaking at a programme organised at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology by Sudar, a non-governmental organisation, under the aegis of NSS, Mr. Balamurugan said…
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin – the ranking democrat on the Senate foreign relations committee – has lambasted India for alleged human rights violations, in a speech at the University of Chicago Centre, in Delhi, on Wednesday. Cardin said while the US is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit next week, India needs to…
In a communiqué issued at the end of the 13th summit of the OIC at Istanbul, the bloc comprising 57 Islamic nations expressed concern over “indiscriminate use of force and gross violations of human rights” by security forces of India in Kashmir. India rejected all references to Kashmir in the final communiqué of the OIC…
New Delhi: The residents of Jammu & Kashmir have collectively lost access to high-quality Internet connectivity for anywhere between 18 to 25 days over the last four years, according to an analysis of Internet shutdowns in the region. Data from Freedom House reports, media accounts and government notifications shows that from January 2012, there have…
Hence, by using caste, religion, race, language, sex, descent, place of birth and region, we have negated the values of Articles 15,16, 21 and 25 which in gist guarantee the right of non-discrimination on any of these grounds and also Article 19 (1) (e) which guarantees all Indians the right to reside and settle anywhere…
Abuses by the police and security forces are the most significant human rights problem in India, the US State Department said today in a report. “The most significant human rights problems involved police and security force abuses, including extra-judicial killings, torture, and rape; corruption remained widespread and contributed to ineffective responses to crimes, including those…
An Indian worker from Karnataka was detained twice by Saudi Arabia after he sent a video to a social activist and sought help for leaving the country due to harsh working conditions, BBC Trending reported on Saturday. Abdul Sattar Makandar, 35, was detained on March 15 and again on March 18 under a Saudi law…