Human Rights

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 19th Dec. A high-powered committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met on Wednesday to select the next chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), sources confirmed. Congress leaders…

GG News Bureau Thiruvananthapuram, 2nd Nov. The Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram, an RSS-affiliated organization, on Sunday called on the Indian government and international human rights bodies, including the United Nations, to ensure the…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 30th Nov. India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has expressed deep concern over the ongoing violence against minorities in Bangladesh. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Jaishankar stated that since the…

GG News Bureau Dhaka, 30th Nov. Bangladesh’s interim government leader, Mohammad Yunus, announced on Sunday that his administration would request India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Following mass protests in August,…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 27th Nov. The Centre for Democracy, Pluralism, and Human Rights (CDPHR) has strongly condemned the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent ISKCON monk and advocate for the rights of Hindu minorities…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volkerr Turk on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN Security Council on Wednesday decided to transform the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) into the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) with the formal transition due to begin on…

GG News Bureau New Delhi, 24th Oct. The Delhi High Court has denied the state’s request to appeal the acquittal of three individuals involved in a 1984 Sikh riots case, citing a delay of over 27 years. On October 21, a bench comprising…

GG News Bureau Ghaziabad, 23rd Sept. A T20 cricket match between India and Bangladesh is scheduled to take place in Delhi on October 9, but it is facing significant opposition. Mahamandaleshwar Yeti Narasimhanand Giri of Shiv Shakti Dham…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS, 5th Sept. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday described antisemitism as an ongoing plague and “scourge on our collective humanity” which has resulted in damaging consequences for…