UK must prosecute Karuna: HRW

Human Rights Watch has said the British government must prosecute rebel Tamil tiger leader Colonel Karuna Amman. British immigration officials detained Karuna, also known as Vinayagamoorthi......

J&K: HRW flays India, militants

A New York-based human rights group Human RightsWatchon Tuesday blamed the Indian government for its 'failure inchecking rights violations bysecurity forces and militants in Jammu and......

India's human rights record in 2011 'disappointing': HRW

India's human rights record in 2011 got a thumbs down from a leading global rights group for its "failure" to protect vulnerable communities and rapped the government for custodial killings, police......

India mum on repealing widely discredited AFSPA: HRW

India's human rights record in 2011 got a thumbs down from a global rights group which has criticised the government for its inaction in repealing the controversial armed forces act and for......

WC: Germany captain Neuer to defy FIFA

IMAGE: Germany's Manuel Neuer is ready and willing to buck FIFA's armband diktat. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Denmark's and Germany's team captains will wear One Love armbands......

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......

Shocking! Abuse of child athletes in Japan

IMAGE: A Chinese boy fights with a Japanese Karate athlete at the Boai Kindergarten. Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often......

Move over Qatar, workers exploited at Russia's WC venues

IMAGE: General views of the Spartak Stadium during a media tour of Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup venues at Spartak Stadium on July 9, 2015 in Moscow. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images......

China eyes excellence at Winter Olympics

China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns IMAGE: Skater performance during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Issuing......