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China's aid for Myanmar shows its preference for autocratic govts: Report

Sophie Richardson's write-up in Human Rights Watch notes, it is a "tenet of Chinese foreign policy" to have relations with and provide aid to even those governments that "abuse" human rights

US Congressman expresses concern over human rights situation in Kashmir

India has repeatedly rejected criticism by foreign governments, lawmakers and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country

'Vishwaguru' in the mirror

India of BJP-RSS so covets rights to sermonise to the world. But does our present conform to brilliant past? Can we aspire for that moral stature if we respond to criticism with prickly whataboutery?

India's human rights record not discussed in talks with US: Jaishankar

Responding to a question, Jaishankar said while the issue of human rights was not discussed during the current meeting, it has come up in the past

US monitoring rise in human rights abuses in India, says Blinken

India has previously rejected criticism by foreign governments and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country

FIFA president praises Qatar for efforts to address human rights issues

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has praised Qatar for the efforts it has made to improve human rights in the build up to the 2022 World Cup finals.

ICHRRF officially recognises the Kashmiri Hindu Genocide, 1989-1991

The US based non-profit, International Commission for Human Rights and Religious freedom (ICHRRF) has called upon the Government of India and the Government of Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to acknowledge and recognise the 1989-1991 atrocities on Kashmiri Hindus as an act of genocide.

Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders".

Russia responsible for devastating abuses of human rights in Ukraine: Biden

Russia is responsible for the "devastating abuses of human rights and the international humanitarian crisis" unfolding in Ukraine, said US President Joe Biden on Thursday

UN chief expects China to allow credible visit by human rights chief

Guterres, who was in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, met Chinese President Xi Jinping and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the margins of the games.

Human rights activists urge athletes to speak out at Beijing Olympics

Human rights activists issued a call to action against the Beijing Olympics on Friday, imploring athletes and sponsors to speak out against what they call the genocide games.

US lawmakers express concern over human rights situation in India

The Indian government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deny these allegations

Facebook critics call for release of India human rights impact review

Facebook critics called on the world's largest social network to release a human rights impact assessment it commissioned in 2020

Beijing indicts Chinese activists for discussing 'human rights' at meeting

China has indicted twenty or so lawyers and activists who gathered at a rental villa near the Chinese seaside for discussing besieged human rights movement.Chris Buckley, writing in The New York Times said that a weekend get-together in 2019 offered Beijing a chance to deliver a blow to the "rights defence" movement. Now, two key participants face the prospect of years in prison.The two best-known attendees -- Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi -- are awaiting trial on subversion charges related to the gathering, according to indictments.Get-togethers like this, once common among Chinese rights campaigners, have become increasingly risky under Xi Jinping's hard-line rule.Under him, many journals, research organizations and groups that once sustained independent-minded activists in China have been dissolved, said Buckley.As he prepares to extend his era in power, those who still speak out are wondering how China's human rights movement can survive a tightening ring of monitoring, house arrest, .

US sanctions China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, others over human rights issues

The US announced financial sanctions and other restrictions Friday on 15 people and 10 entities in China, Myanmar, North Korea and Bangladesh to coincide with International Human Rights Day

Pandemic has fed a frightening rise in inequalities: UN on Human Rights Day

The Covid pandemic has "fed a frightening rise in inequalities", and laid bare "many of our failures to consolidate the advances made", said UN rights chief marking Human Rights Day

Notice to Centre, Nagaland on civilian killings in 'botched up' ops: NHRC

The NHRC on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the Nagaland govt over reports of killing of civilians during an alleged "botched up operation" by the Army Para Commandos

UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 mn Afghans to avoid starvation

UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the UN body said.

US, EU in agreement on rising Chinese assertiveness in Indo-Pac: Sherman

The US and EU are increasingly on the same page in countering China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region.

Taliban executed or 'disappeared' more than 100 military personnel: Report

Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers, Human Rights Watch said in a report