Topic: minority rights
Support for Prashant Bhushan and ostracized minorities
It has been just over a week since the Supreme Court of India had pronounced prominent advocate Prashant Bhushan to be guilty of contempt...
UN calls for end to discrimination against religious minorities, racism
In a message published on the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Violence Based on Religious Belief, which falls on 22 August, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned of a rise in racism and discrimination against religious minorities since the spread of COVID-19 across the world.
Pakistan establishes National Commission on Minorities, rights group slams exclusion of Ahmadis
Pakistan has approved the establishment of a much-awaited National Commission for Minorities.
BJP implements Hindutva, Muslims under assault; Read key findings in USCIRF report on religious freedom in India
Religious minorities are under increasing assault in India, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, a US commission mandated to monitor religious freedom globally said on Tuesday.
India rejects UN criticism, says Hindus, Muslims ‘best friends’
The U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned India of increasing hate crimes against Muslims and other marginalized sections.
E. T. Mohammed Basheer MP says his party for proportionate community reservation in parliament
E T Mohammed Basheer is a prominent Muslim parliamentarian in India known for his timely interventions. Recently he spoke against the triple Talaq bill and voted against the reservation for upper-castes in the parliament. Here, he speaks to Twayyib Rajab. Edited excerpts:
