'It is especially discouraging for young people in the development sector. I've noticed that many of them are actively considering other career options to escape this atmosphere.' Geetanjali Krishna reports.
The US has released a London-based Saudi national, the last British resident to be incarcerated in Guantanamo Bay, after nearly 14 years in detention at the infamous military prison in Cuba without being tried for any terror-related offence.
Musharraf arrived in Brussels on Sunday and met members of the Pakistani community. His official programme starts on Monday as he is scheduled to visit Britain, France and Switzerland. Coinciding with his visit, the Amnesty International, the global human rights body, urged the European leaders to prevail upon Musharraf to end human rights violations in Pakistan.
Referring to government's announcement that cases against individuals named in the Nanavati report would be reopened and re-examined 'within the ambit of law', Amnesty said it welcomes these steps but is concerned about delays.\n\n
The Rohingyas were illegal immigrants and not refugees who had applied for asylum in India, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.
The watchdog said human rights violations continued to surge in different parts of India, including Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern states.
Amnesty International has also launched a campaign to highlight the cases of prisoners of conscience, imprisoned for the expression of their peaceful views online in countries like China, Vietnam and Iran.
The ministry said that they are continuing to deliver just punishment to those whose hands are stained with the blood of Iraqis.
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The ban restricts entry of people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela.
A wise politician would disarm his critics, try to take them along, co-opt them, or, at least, take the criticism in his stride. Developing a thick skin ought to be an essential part of any politician's toolkit, notes Virendra Kapoor.
The treaty provides for a set of common minimum standards for control of transfer of arms, based on existing responsibilities of member-states under various international laws.\n
The announcement of their release came a day after human rights group Amnesty International claimed that over 3,000 people had been detained in Nepal since the February 1 royal takeover.
Pegasus, which is capable of attacking both Android and iOS, has been around for three years and is considered one of the most sophisticated spyware in the market.
The international human rights organisation said security forces abused rights using provision contained in special security laws, including POTA.
The motion takes note of the UNHCR statement last month, which described the CAA as 'fundamentally discriminatory in nature', and also of other United Nations as well as the EU guidelines on human rights as it calls on the Indian government to 'repeal the discriminatory amendments'.
'Today, the State is permanently going after politicians, but also civil society, academics and all those it is threatened by or irritated with.'
The execution of Ayodhya Prasad Chaubey was the first death sentence carried out in Indonesia since 2001.
The human rights group said thousands of Islamists arrested during the January crack down were released within days or weeks.
An Amnesty International official has blasted the US for human rights violations under the guise of a war on terror.
"The signing of the pact sends a clear signal that the Indian government lacks that commitment to bring to justice even those accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity," the human rights body said.
'Death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment,' it said.
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"Is this where our country is headed? Had we dreamt of a country where there was no space for dissent, where only the rich and powerful are heard and where the poorest and most vulnerable are oppressed? Where there once was law, there is now only darkness," he said in the video in Urdu.
The spyware gained access to a person's phone even if the attacker's WhatsApp call wasn't answered. The calls also often disappeared from call logs, and affected Android, iPhone and Tizen-based phones.
"What is the sanctity of marriage?"
FIFA president Sepp Blatter visited Qatar's emir on Sunday and said that while progress has been made in improving workers' rights in the 2022 World Cup host nation, more still needed to be done.
When African ambassadors said the attacks against Africans are 'xenophobic and racial in nature,' the MEA declared 'strong Indian institutions are adequate to deal with aberrations that represent an act of a few criminals.' 'This is a lie,' says Aakar Patel. 'India's institutions can't even protect Indians against mob attacks, how will they protect foreigners?'
The sources said friends of India prevailed over those of Pakistan in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
'What the long term repercussions of the Ayodhya judgment are will unfold in time.' 'And I hope the consequences are not going to be as damaging to us as they were to Pakistan,' says Aakar Patel.
India should observe October 22 as Kashmir Martyrs Day to pay tribute to those who lost their lives to Paakistan's State terrorism, suggests Brigadier Narender Kumar (retd).
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