Amidst increasing report of prosecution of religious minorities and the violation of their human rights, an eminent American think tank has demanded that Pakistan be put on the genocide watch list.
Most of the child victims of sexual assault in India face humiliation while undergoing medical tests apart from the police who often do not believe their account, according to a Human Rights Watch report.
A Human Rights Watch report has lambasted the United Progressive Alliance government for falling short, both in protecting children from sexual abuse and treating victims.
China has smothered most outbreaks within its borders, keeping new case numbers low.
When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive game all along. First Pant, then Jaiswal, found that out the costly way, observes Prem Panicker.
US President Joe Biden is set to meet his Chinese counterpart on Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported, citing senior US administration officials.
Once a K-drama buff, always a K-drama buff.
The Human Rights Watch and other organisations claim that the amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, would allow the government broad leeway to increase bans on proscribed organisations to five years and widen the definition of a person to any association of individuals.
"That such an unscientific method still exists shows total neglect for forensic collection. There is an urgent need for a complete overhaul of the system. And successive Indian governments have failed to understand and implement victims' rights," said Aruna Kashyap, the report's author.
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
A report released by Human Rights Watch states that police regularly disregard arrest procedures and torture suspects in custody to death. The police often blame the deaths on suicide or illness.
'I would think a hundred times before I wrote a gay character or a mentally challenged character because it requires a lot of research and empathy. That's the reason I shy away entirely from stories that have rape. I just can't. It's just terrifying for me, as a woman, to handle subjects like that because it's so sensitive.'
Clubbing in multiple weddings in one go dilutes some of the conversation. Conflicts are resolved too neatly and grey areas of complicated equations are left on a note of ambiguity, observes Sukanya Verma after watching the second season of Made in Heaven.
Toomey said he has personally witnessed the spirit of Sikhs and has come to better understand the Sikh tradition that is founded on equality, respect, and peace.
Start your day with Tadasana, find your strength in Bhujangasana, unlock your potential with Dhanurasana, take a breather in Balasana, and flow through Bitilasana Marjaryasana, suggests yoga expert R Pushpa.
Melania reflected on what the incident means for her and her family while calling for the country to "ascend above the hate".
Dr Mukul Hazarika, who is a general practitioner at County Durham, is sought by the Indian authorities to stand trial for conspiracy related to a banned terrorist organisation in India.
On June 26, for the likes of me, the music died. Any impression of potential change held forth by the outcome of the 2024 general election, was vaporised, reveals Shyam G Menon.
Peng's presence during the Games had been a matter of speculation since the IOC said it planned to meet with her in Beijing.
'The world is watching carefully. The choices India makes today have consequences beyond its borders.'
Pakistani senior journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, who went missing on Sunday, is in the custody of Inter-Services Intelligence, according to the Human Rights Watch. He invited the wrath of the powerful intelligence agency after he wrote an investigative piece about the recent attack by the Al Qaeda on the PNS Mehran naval base in Karachi.The HRW has learnt through credible sources that Shahzad is in custody of the ISI.
When the Oracle at Delphi famously told Croesus, King of Lydia, that if he waged war on the Persians he would destroy a great kingdom, he was delighted.
'The fraud is the electronic voting machine is being manipulated by humans, and not counting the votes that is shown on VVPAT.'
The trials of 30 Tibetans, which led to their conviction for alleged role in the recent Tibet unrest, were not open and public as claimed by China, a leading rights watchdog alleged on Wednesday. the actual trials had been conducted covertly on undisclosed dates earlier in April, the Human Rights Watch said. Tibetans, including six monks, were handed over sentences, ranging from three years to life imprisonment. They were denied their right to their own counsel.
Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested as there was a "lack of evidence for her claims," CNN reported citing Fars news agency.
Dutch fans right to boycott World Cup-Van Gaal
'Where you change the law and then say, we are following the law.' 'The fact is, the law is not meeting any international standards.' 'How can you call UAPA or PMLA a law when you are guilty until proven innocent?'
The report 'No Tally of the Anguish: Accountability in Maternal Health Care in India' documents the repeated failures -- both in providing health care to pregnant women in Uttar Pradesh and in taking steps to identify and address gaps in health care. Uttar Pradesh has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in India, but government surveys show that it is not alone in struggling with these problems, and most state authorities failed to even record the number of dead.
'I don't think I ever lost the confidence as an actor.'
The best way to really take in the English countryside is to go narrowboating.
The rebel military commander has long been linked to the summary execution and torture of civilians and the use of children as soldiers. Till the time he left the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in March 2004, Karuna was the Tigers' top commander in eastern Sri Lanka, and the reputed number two in the LTTE hierarchy.
Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers are subjecting ethnic Tamils in their northern stronghold, Vanni, to forced recruitment, abusive forced labor, and restrictions on movement that place their lives at risk, the Human Rights Watch said in a report.
As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours. Dinesh Raheja salutes the Master who turns 90 on Sunday.
'People don't know about the immense pressures that come with this position -- every decision a judge takes affects real people and their lives.' 'This is not a job that one can take lightly.' A
The Nepal government and political parties should ensure that the long-awaited constituent assembly elections on April 10 are free of violence, candidate intimidation, and efforts to suppress voter turnout, according to the Human Rights Watch. The newly elected lawmakers will draft a brand new constitution and are expected to ratify a pledge by the main political parties to turn Nepal into a federal republic.The Nepali election campaign has been plagued by violence.
'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
About 416 Myanmarese soldiers crossed over to India in view of the situation arising out of the fighting between Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and the government forces, and Indian military is 'closely watching' the unfolding developments, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday.
Human Rights Watch has slammed the Andhra Pradesh government for the detention and torture of over 100 youths from the Muslim community, who were arrested after a spate of terror attacks in Hyderabad last year.On November 13, the Andhra Pradesh government finally admitted that the innocent youths had been tortured and announced compensation of Rs 30,000 for each of them. It also promised additional financial assistance through government loans.
With the Human Rights Watch releasing a report that says hundreds of thousands of people all over India are unnecessarily experiencing pain due to restrictive drug regulations and lack of trained doctors, rediff.com's Krishnakumar P spoke to Dr M R Rajagopal of Pallium India, on the hurdles in the way of palliative care in India and ways to overcome them.
A 79-page report, These Fellows Must Be Eliminated: Relentless Violence and Impunity in Manipur, documents the failure of justice in the state, where for 50 years the army, empowered and protected by the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, has committed numerous serious human rights violations.
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