Boy, 10, Hit By Teacher For Not Bringing Aadhaar Number, Had Surgery: PUNE: A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his school teacher after he failed to bring his UID (Unique Identification) number, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Morya Shikshan Sanstha Highschool in Chinchwad, a few weeks ago. Read more
The impact of Internet shutdowns: There were over 27 Internet shutdowns in 2016. Often, the same sequence of events plays out — communal unrest flares up, sometimes fueled by fake news, and the authorities see messages proliferating online, sometimes on messaging apps like WhatsApp, as a prime factor. Consequently, the Internet is shut down for…
Human Rights Watch World Report 2017 finds India reeling 250 recommendations given by third Universal Periodic Review (UPW): The Human Rights Watch World Report 2017 finds India to be a nation violating human rights in more than ten issues including women’s rights, freedom of speech, gender identity and treatment of minorities, to name a few.…
So what is India’s human rights record really like?: It is considered to be a unique peer-review mechanism in which every country is held to account for its human rights record. Set up in 2006, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council, had its first session in April…
Social media banned in Kashmir Valley: Bizmen, students question motive, say it will impact economy: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed service providers in the Valley to block 22 websites, including popular social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, to contain the rising student unrest. Read More
India’s Poor Human Rights Record Under Scanner at the UN: The Universal Periodic Review Process(UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday, 4th May, 2017, scanned India’s human rights records. India faced the music from various countries, who talked about India’s recent track records in human rights violations. Starting from repealing…
Will blocking social media apps replace Internet shutdowns in India?: The recent instance in Jammu and Kashmir, where 22 social media apps have been blocked, could be a start of a new trend: blocking specific apps instead of blocking access to the entire Internet. According to a tracker from SFLC.in, the Internet has been shut…
Amnesty blasts India on rights record: The Amnesty International’s annual report for 2016-17, which was released last week, has drawn attention to the widespread human rights violations in India. These abuses have taken place in many parts of the country and in most fields of life where citizens have enjoyed a constitutional guarantee of basic…
These Were The 12 Major Human Rights Violations In India In 2015, Finds Amnesty Report: NEW DELHI — The year 2015 saw several major attacks on human rights in India — from draconian laws curbing freedom of expression to harassment and intimidation of several communities and minority groups. The 2016/17 human rights report compiled by…
Human Rights Day: India lost 40 journalists since 1992 on line of duty: Sixty-eight years ago, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark the occasion every year since 1950, 10 December is celebrated as Human Rights Day. But safeguarding human rights hasn’t been easy. Over the…