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State Human Rights Commissions in at least 16 of India’s 28 states do not meet requirements mandated under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

For more than a century, conservationists have worked to preserve natural ecosystems by creating national parks and protected areas. Today the Earth faces a global biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species at risk of extinction. This makes it even more important to conserve places where at-risk species can…

Ahmed al-Sharaa promises torturers will be held accountable bringing hopes of justice for atrocities committed under brutal regime

The call came on Human Rights Day on December 10.

Wave of air attacks hits military sites across Syria over the past 48 hours, Israeli army says.

Jubilation at the prospect of going home to a new Syria mixed with trepidation about what the future holds

Note: This interview was first published in October 2022.

Days after reports of a fresh case being lodged against Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair in Uttar Pradesh over his social media post, international human rights organisations have issued a letter in his support, condemning the police action.   

George Soros' philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, will continue to fund human rights movements around the world

Review of workplace by the state’s Human Rights Commission found ‘systemic discrimination against women, First Nations and culturally diverse officers’

Phil Shiner will be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.