Statistics ComplaintsPress ConferencesWorkshopsFact FindingLegal AidProtests23132 MeetingsSeminarsWebinarsPostersBook Release New ChaptersCampaigns26355 5 6 Press Statements 1. Condemning the arrest of Umar Khalid by the Delhi Police in the name of investigating the North East Delhi pogrom.…
1. Drawing Attention to the Use of UAPA Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, has recently expressed concerns over the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA in India. The Commissioner has…
NEW DELHI - INDIA'S Supreme Court slapped a ban on Tuesday on the construction of illegal places of worship on public sites such as streets and parks, reports said. Most Indian cities and towns are…
Indian-American Human rights activist Mallika Dutt has won the American Courage Award for her human rights work in India and the United States. The 47-year-old activist, who grew up in Calcutta, will receive the award…
The Bharatiya Janata Party had managed to ignore Rekha Khedekar’s anti-Brahmanical and anti-Hinduism stance when it came to giving her a ticket. Rekha, wife of Purushottam Khedekar, who commands rabid anti-Brahmanical and anti-Hinduism outfits like…
[caption id="attachment_6049" align="alignleft" width="200"]Bajrang Dal Extemist[/caption]Bhopal, Sep.28 (ANI): Naresh Motwani, a volunteer activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) died in an accidental gunshot here on Monday. According to the police, the deceased, Naresh Motwani…
Calicut (Sep 28, 2009) Peace TV, India's only Islamic Television channel reportedly being banned from broadcasting through DTH (Direct to Home) providers in the country. Website of Consumer Welfare Society, Delhi is swamped with complaints…
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MUMBAI: A city school allegedly meted out corporal punishment, straight from the Middle Ages, to a 12-year-old Muslim girl for coming to school with mehndi on her hands. Tinha Kausar, a Class VII student at…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This, despite India's opposition and following Nepal's breaking ranks on the…