Topic: Human rights
No discrimination against minorities in India: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to European Union team
"There is no discrimination against minorities in India," Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday told a visiting European Union delegation.
Islamophobia: Footballer Mesut Ozil slams India for “shameful situation”
German footballer Mesut Ozil tweeted on Wednesday condemning violence against Muslims in India and called upon citizens to speak out on the matter.
Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK
Cristiano d'Orsi, University of Johannesburg
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 4 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the...
Human rights eroding in India, finds U.S. report
In its 2021 Human Rights Report on India, the United States Department of State has said that India is facing significant human rights issues including unlawful and arbitrary killings, arbitrary arrests, unlawful interference with privacy; restrictions on free expression and media, overly restrictive laws on the operations of NGOs and civil society organizations and crimes involving violence and discrimination targeting members of minority groups based on religious affiliation.
India under the US radar for ‘rights abuses’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday expressed concern over "rise in human rights abuses" in India by some officials, in a rare...
In UP, judiciary is under pressure: Lawyer Abubakr Sabbaq
Ahead of UP State Assembly elections, Maktoob speaks to Sabbaq on law enforcement, judiciary and the spiking lawlessness in the state.
