Tag: human rights
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Communication blackout in J-K not good for democracy: Ashok Gehlot
The Rajasthan Chief Minister said India earned global respect because its governments have always tried to strengthen the democracy.
September 15, 2019 -
‘Accidental war with India a possibility’: Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi at UNHRC
The comment comes weeks after a Pakistani minister had reportedly predicted a 'full-blown war between Pakistan and India likely to occur in the month of October or November'.
September 13, 2019 -
‘Terror epicentre’ Pak speaking on human rights ‘audacious’: India on UNHRC clash
On reports of Pakistan denying India a second consular access to jailed Kulbhushan Jadhav, Raveesh Kumar said that India will keep trying to see that the ICJ judgement is fully implemented.
September 12, 2019 -
Pak ‘breeding ground for terror’, says Baloch activist as Islamabad targets India on Kashmir
The Baloch activist minced no words in stating that Pakistan is also a 'threat for the world as it is a rogue state and there is no law or justice'.
September 12, 2019 -
Pak FM calls Kashmir ‘Indian state’ after making false claims on situation in Valley at UNHRC
Meanwhile, India is expected to assert its well-articulated position that restrictions were imposed to save human lives and cite the record that not a single civilian has died there in the last one month in any police action.
September 10, 2019 -
Purported Pak dossier on Kashmir cites quotes by Rahul, Omar Abdullah; Sitharaman fumes
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lashed out at the Congress leader saying that his statements help Pakistan more than India.
September 10, 2019 -
Big India-Pak clash at UNHRC today; Imran Khan welcomes UN rights chief remarks on Kashmir
Pakistan has been desperate since the Centre decided to abolish the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 of the Constitution.
September 10, 2019 -
UN rights chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over restrictions in Kashmir, Assam NRC
The Indian government has affirmed that restrictions in Kashmir are aimed at preventing Pakistan from creating trouble through proxies and terrorists.
September 9, 2019 -
Supreme Court to hear affidavit by Kashmiri student on September 16
On August 28, the top court allowed Mohammed Aleem Syed, a law student from Jamia Millia Islamia, to visit his parents in Anantnag in Kashmir Valley and asked him to file an affidavit on his return.
September 5, 2019 -
19 out of 100 telephone exchanges restored in Kashmir
No decision has been taken yet on restoration of mobile telephone and internet services on all platforms in the Valley.
September 5, 2019 -
Teenager injured during protests in Kashmir dies in Srinagar hospital
According to officials, the young boy was injured with a blunt object that day when the angered crowd was protesting abrogation of Article 370.
September 4, 2019 -
Centre sees RTI Act as ‘nuisance’, wants to ‘subvert’ it: Sonia Gandhi after LS passes amendments
The RTI (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to make changes to the landmark transparency law and later the salary and tenure structures of Information Commissioners (ICs) in the states and at the Centre.
July 23, 2019 -
Another dictator may escape justice
Gambia's exiled former president is unlikely to face the consequences of his human rights abuses, highlighting the problem of prosecuting former dictators, says Sophie Gallop.
July 11, 2019 -
Decriminalising defamation
The fact is that the law of criminal libel has for the most part been a cause of harassment, mostly of members of the Fourth Estate, who are routinely and often tendentiously arraigned in remote locations on charges of such defamation.
April 9, 2019 -
A tale of two countries
Parallel claims to governance in Venezuela now and Sri Lanka earlier raised ticklish issues of international law
February 28, 2019 -
Retired Justice CS Dharmadhikari of Emergency fame passes away
Justice Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari, who delivered a landmark verdict during the Emergency on human rights, died at a private hospital following a brief illness
January 3, 2019 -
Pakistan’s battle for free speech
The notifications being sent recently to all TV channels seem to suggest that only state-sanctioned propaganda is favoured, with an emphasis on not broadcasting items that “do not build a positive image of the country”.
December 25, 2018