Topic: Human rights
Human Rights Watch condemns arrests of Teltumbde, Navlakha
"The government should immediately drop all charges under a counterterrorism law against Anand Teltumbde and Gautam Navlakha for allegedly inciting caste-based violence along with other activists during a demonstration in Maharashtra state in 2017," HRW said.
Uighurs and global brands – an entanglement of economic interests and human rights
Thousands of Muslims from China's Uighur minority group are working under coercive conditions at factories that supply some of the world's biggest brands. The so-called labor transfer scheme is the latest on the attacks on the community by the government.
I keep thinking about jail a lot: 15-year old Kashmiri boy who spent 72 days in jail
SHOPIAN, Kashmir — Umer Bashir Naikoo’s legs hurt. For nearly three months, the 15-year-old boy was locked inside a small jail cell — a thousand miles from where he lives in south Kashmir.
India: Six months on, draconian restrictions remain in place in Jammu & Kashmir
The Indian government must immediately end all draconian restrictions on fundamental freedoms in Jammu & Kashmir, and fully reinstate communications, the International Federation for Human Rights
(FIDH) and its member organization People’s Watch urge on Wednesday.
UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer, has expressed alarm at the continued deterioration of Julian Assange’s health since his arrest and detention earlier this year, saying his life was now at risk.
Human Rights Watch called Morsi’s death “terrible” but “entirely predictable”
Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi has died after appearing in court in the capital, Cairo, according to authorities.
