Editorial with Sujit Nair: World Inequality Report
The World Inequality Report 2022 released by Paris-based World Inequality Lab, a global research initiative, pegs India to be among the most unequal countries in...
Tag : Human Rights
Uttar Pradesh Tops List In Human Rights Violation Cases 3rd Year In Row
by Sonu Kanojia
Lucknow: Around 40% of human rights violation cases lodged annually by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in the past three financial years till this...
Tripura Violence: SC Reliefs Three Booked Under UAPA
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave protection from arrest to a CPI(ML) member, a human rights activist and a journalist, who challenged...
UN values of peace, development and human rights ‘have no expiry date’
At a celebratory concert in New York on Thursday night, marking the anniversary of the foundational UN Charter entering into force, the Secretary-General said that the “spirit of solidarity and action”...
Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn
The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned. Among the rights...
G-20 Summit on Afghanistan: PM Modi says prevent Afghanistan from becoming source of terrorism
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that every Indian feels the pain of every Afghani. He also called on the international...
#WorldHomelessDay: “They Are Not Homeless, But Are Citymakers”- Activist Indu Prakash Singh
On the World Homeless Day, HW News Network dedicates the platform to the cause of the homeless. In this conversation filmmaker Kireet Khurana speaks to...
Bachelet calls for major re-think over impact of sanctions on human rights
Unilateral and coercive sanctions imposed by governments can create severe and undue suffering for innocent people who bear no responsibility for alleged misconduct, the UN...
Annual Secretary-General’s report reveals a world tested ‘to the limit’
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the greatest shared global challenge since the UN’s founding 75 years ago, according to the annual Report of the Secretary-General on the...
“Highest Threat To Human Rights In Police Stations”: Chief Justice Ramana
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said “Going by the recent reports, even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment”. Chief Justice of India Justice...