The Latest Breaking News from Human Rights

An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar has urged the international community to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current course of action is not working

The US is seeking stronger ties with India, which it sees as a vital ally in efforts to contain China’s rise.

Detaining immigrants in hotels has severe negative impacts on their physical and mental health which get worse the longer they are kept there, a report says.

‘Human rights are a foundational element of Biden administration’s foreign policy, and one can certainly expect that the President will, as he always does with friends and partners like PM Modi in India, to raise concerns about that,’ he said.

India’s prime minister will attend a state dinner at the White House this week as the two countries seek greater ties.

The letter’s signatories asked Mr. Biden to “discuss the full range of issues important to a successful, strong, and long-term relationship between our two great countries” saying they want the U.S.-India relationship to not only be build on shared interests but also on shared values.

The Bill is set to reach the report stage at the House of Lords on Wednesday.

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which has complained that the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has become non-functional in the past three months due to failure of the government to fill up the body’s three posts…

At the time of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inspections, the longest continuous detention in a hotel was 634 days

A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups

The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has called for a report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over a complaint by Minister V. Senthilbalaji’s wife S. Megala, alleging violation of human rights by the agency’s officials