India has rejected a US government panel report that claims direct link between the 2014 general elections and the spike in attacks on religious minorities in the country. The report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) says that since the 2014 elections, religious minority communities in India have been “subject to derogatory…
India has slammed a US government panel report that claims direct link between the 2014 general elections in India and the spike in attacks on religious minorities in the country. The report said since the 2014 elections, religious minority communities in India have been “subject to derogatory comments by politicians linked to the ruling BJP”…
Washington: A US Congress-established panel has asked the Obama Administration to press the Indian government to publicly rebuke officials and religious leaders who make derogatory remarks about communities and to boost religious freedom standards in the pluralistic country. The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its annual report urged the US government to…
Pakistani investigators have found no match for casings of bullets that killed a prominent human rights activist, dashing hopes for quick answers to a murder that has raised fears for the safety of dissenting voices. Gunmen on a motorcycle attacked activist Sabeen Mahmud late last Friday in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, as she was…
Addressing a meeting in New York human rights activists Raj Kumar Wanjara and Asad Chandio have said that in Pakistan conditions of Hindus is going from bad to worse. Unprecedented atrocities are being heaped on Hindus. They said that that last year in Pakistan 1265 Hindu girls were abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married…
The AAP convenor has urged the Court to de-criminalise defamation on the ground that the penal provisions unreasonably curtailed the freedom of speech and even went beyond reasonable restrictions. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Prafulla C Pant ordered for suspension of the ongoing proceedings before trial court, relying upon April 17 order on…
Even as Flipkart has withdrawn from the controversial AirtelBSE -1.51 % Zero plan that allows mobile users surf some sites for free, the demand for net neutrality has sparked off an intense debate on the democracy of the internet. As Tweeples discus #savetheinternet and #netneutrality, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has at this…
‘Freedom of Speech and Expression’ is one of the most talked and ‘used’ Fundamental Rights in India, however, only a few can get away after exercising it! This particular ‘right’ simply means that every citizen has the right to put forward their thoughts in public without any fear. However, the recent trends show that the…
In an age and time when many celebrities feel Twitter is an ideal way to directly interact with their fans, Ranbir Kapoor says he likes being safe than sorry. The new-age star from Kapoor khandaan says he stays off social media. While promoting his film Bombay Velvet, he clarified that social media was not for…
“The reported use of live ammunition by intelligence and security forces during protests is particularly alarming and we urge the authorities to ensure that international standards, including the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, are fully respected,” said spokesman for the Office of the UN High Commissioner…