NCHRO pleads for the release on parole of Aged, Ill or Handicapped Prisoners New Delhi 26 March 2020 NCHRO welcomes the order issued by the Supreme Court of India to consider releasing the prisoners and…
Human rights activist tortured with electric shok on…
Mr. Jiten Yumnam is a human rights defender (HRD) and environmental activist working in the Indian state of Manipur. On 14 September 2009, the police arrested Jiten along with seven others in Manipur, in connection…
Human Rights Commission Defends Journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes an intervention by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India to order appropriate restitution to a journalist in the state of Uttar Pradesh, for prolonged harassment and…
Google Testifies Before U.S. Senate On Ways To…
Today, Google is testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law to address internet freedom and censorship, particularly calling attention to the recent security and censorship issues in both…
Arun Singhania shot dead in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Less than a month after a controversial media magnate was gunned down in daylight in the best-protected area of the capital, a media tycoon of Indian origin was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in…
I love India but country rejected me, says…
NEW DELHI: Political leaders, intellectuals and artists in India kept silent when right-wing outfits targeted him, legendary painter M.F. Husain says "with deep pain" in his heart. "I still love India. But India doesn't need…
Campaign for Prof. Bhullar at PU Chandigarh on…
To promote the cause of seeking clemency for the victims of Death Penalty the Sikh Students Federation shall conduct a signature campaign at Punjab University Chandigarh on 4th of March, 2010. In a press statement…
Naushad Kashimji, Shahid Azmi, Who Next?
The serious situation which Muslim community, particularly the young Muslim generation is confronting in India, was projected years ago, by the communal forces and since then they also have started to implement their longstanding plan.…