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Human rights groups tour Nandigram, slam Buddha

A four member fact-finding team of human rights bodies -- Amnesty International India and Human Rights Watch, on Thursday toured Nandigram and met people affected by the violence. They visited......

Time to fight Trump's war on human rights

'Responding with outrage is not enough,' says Aakar Patel.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Usually this column appears with the disclaimer that though the writer works for Amnesty India,......

Rights report slams Bengal admn for Nandigram

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded an independent inquiry into the serious acts of violence in Nandigram since early 2007. A fact-finding team comprising Justice S N......

New anti-rape law flawed, must be rejected: Rights groups

The Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have stated that the new criminal law on violence against women should either be replaced or amended.On February 3, 2013, Indian President Pranab......

'Human rights are being curtailed systematically'

image: A protest against the Modi government's curtailment of human rights in New Delhi 'Human rights violations are there in rural areas and in cities. In rural areas it is crude and in the open.......

India's coal mining ambition hurting indigenous group: Amnesty

Coal accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's electricity capacity, and the government plans to nearly double annual coal output by 2020, opening a new mine nearly every month India's drive......

Rajini Murugan, Visaranai, Eeti, Urumeen: Which film will YOU watch?

Four Tamil movies will release this week, and they all look pretty exciting. With the Diwali releases -- Vedalam and Thoongavanam -- still doing good business, the battle for......

FIFA candidate and AFC head Salman signs amended human rights pledge

FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has signed an amended version of an Amnesty International pledge to end human rights abuses and corruption in the sport should he......

'We don't wish to be visible during a tournament that has cost thousands of people their lives'

IMAGE: Sports apparel brand Hummel has designed a black kit for the Denmark team at the FIFA World Cup. Photograph: HummelSport/Instagram Sports apparel brand Hummel have designed Denmark's......

Soccer: India lose to Bahrain in international friendly

IMAGE: India's Rahul Bheke scored the equaliser before Bahrain found the winner in the 88th minute. Photograph: AIFF Media The Indian football team fought hard before going down to higher-ranked......

FIFA WC PIX: Qatar World Cup closing ceremony

IMAGE: View during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 closing ceremony before the match. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Tens of thousands of soccer fans wearing French and Argentinian colours......

LBGT people in Qatar prepare cautiously for World Cup

IMAGE: Football fans are pictured at the Corniche ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up......