The 76th UN General Assembly held elections on Thursday for 18 new members of the UN Human Rights Council who will serve for a period of three years, starting in January 2022.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed those who engage in "selective interpretation" of human rights and look at its violation with an eye on political loss and gains, saying such conduct is harmful to these rights as well as democracy. Speaking at the 28th foundation day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Modi said similar incidents are seen differently by some people as they describe human rights keeping their own interests in mind.
Slamming those who engage in "selective interpretation" of human rights with an eye on political gains and loss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that such conduct harms human rights as well as democracy.
As per a Prime Minister's office release, NHRC was set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 on October 12, 1993, for the promotion and protection of human rights.
An activist said that not only the PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan are the victims of Pakistan's atrocities but the Baloch and Sindhis are facing genocide at the hands of the Pakistani establishment.
At the 48th session of the human rights council, India said Pakistan has been globally recognised as a country openly supporting, training, financing and arming terrorists including UN proscribed terrorists as a matter of state policy.
Sandhu said India’s approach to global promotion and protection of human rights is based on "our own experience as a pluralistic and inclusive society and vibrant democracy."
A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao noted that former apex court judge Justice Arun Mishra has been appointed as chairperson of National Human Rights Commission.
"They should ensure to protect human rights of their citizens and give them a just and honourable govt under the Islamic rules."
According to the UN, Unicef is appealing for about 200 million dollars to help about 10 million Afghan children who are in need of humanitarian aid.
The request has been supported by 89 nations so far. Most of the delegation will address the session via a video link, it added.
The CJI, who is also the Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, said that to keep police excesses in check, dissemination of information about the constitutional right to legal aid and availability of free legal aid services is necessary.
The war-torn country saw a 47 pc increase in number of all civilians killed, wounded in violence across Afghanistan in 1st six months of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to the report.
Swamy, 84, who was arrested last year under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died at a Mumbai hospital on July 5.
Leaders from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies say they will work together to challenge China's “non-market economic practices” and to call on Beijing to respect human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
Seeking the urgent intervention of the NHRC, Tapish Saraswat, a student of Law College, Rajasthan University, filed a complaint regarding the violation of the human rights of lactating mothers in India.
Players lined up before kickoff against Gibraltar wearing T-shirts over their national-team jerseys that had the message “HUMAN RIGHTS” followed by “Respect on and off the pitch.”
Responding to UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet statements on ongoing farmers' protest in India, Permanent Representative of India, Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey on Friday said that the Government of India has set a goal of doubling the income of farmers by 2024.
US President Joe Biden raised the issue of human rights in Xinjiang, the crackdown in Hong Kong and the trade disputes in his first discussion with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping after taking over, the White House said on Thursday.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the decision of the United States to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the world organisation looks forward to hearing Washington’s crucial voice across the Council’s urgent work.
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