Woman beaten by cops: National Human Rights panel issues notic...

A consultative meeting organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) here on Sunday expressed serious concern at the rising incidents of human rights violations in the country, particularly against Muslims. The arrest of 'innocent' Muslims from ...

Mumbai: Maharashtra government on Tuesday set up an 11-member committee headed by Women and Child Welfare Minister Varsha Gaikwad to finalise the women's policy draft which was unveiled on March 8, 2013, celebrated as International Women's Day. The ...

Lawyer seeks action against IAS officers who failed to fill posts. Despite a letter recommending six candidates for posts at various commissions, including that of the Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson, being sent to Chief Minister ...

GUWAHATI, April 28 The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) in its report India's Hell Holes: Child Sexual Assault in Juvenile Justice Homes stated that sexual offences against children in India had reached an epidemic proportion and a large number ...

KARACHI: To counter human rights violations and take up issues of public interest in South Asia, the lawyers and civil society of India and Pakistan have decided to establish a South Asia Tribunal of Justice through a Peoples Network in all ...

International News: Kerala is the only State in India which remains in the very high human development index (HDI) with respect to all the three dimensions, both with and without adjustment for inequality. In addition, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Punjab ...

The Indian government should enact clear laws to ensure that increased surveillance of phones and the Internet does not undermine rights to privacy and free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. In April 2013, the Indian government began ...

Every VVIP visiting Naxal-affected districts in Maharashtra is guarded by average 550 security personnel. Home Minister R R Patil said on Tuesday, "In Maharashtra, whether it is a visit of a member of a human rights commission or a political leader, ...

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India : Start-up ecosystem in India is growing by leaps & bounds. While officially some over 800 startups are operating in India, there would be 1000s that are in formative stages or not made themselves visible on any formal ...