The state of the world’s human rights 2024
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
This report documents human rights concerns during 2023 in 155 countries, connecting issues at global and regional levels and looking forward to the implications for the future. States and armed groups
The links between human rights and biodiversity and natural resource conservation are many and complex. The conservation community is being challenged to take stronger measures to respect human rights and is taking opportunities to further their realisation.
Alejandro Koehler is one of thousands of people throughout the country who have raised their voices against plans by energy companies, oftentimes foreign owned, to tap the electricity potential of Chile
For its stand against Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh a non-profit in Chhattisgarh that has been vocal about human rights abuse by Salwa Judum became the target of the Dantewada district administration
On May 25, the Supreme Court freed Binayak Sen. The paediatrician and human rights activist was held prisoner by the Chhattisgarh government for two years for alleged Maoist links. Savvy Soumya Misra spoke to him on his future plans What is your priority now? In Chhattisgarh, violence is being answered with Maoist violence. The state and the Centre have said they will intensify
On September 16, 2008, the international human rights organisation fian alleged human rights violations by the Tatas. Its report,
Over the past few years, the West Bengal government and its law enforcement agencies used repression against the tribals in Lalgarh on the pretext of acting against the Maoists. This resulted in a genuine resistance movement since November 2008, which has reacted not only to state repression, but had also taken matters of livelihood and development into their own hands.
The political movement that came up from among the people of Lalgarh in November 2008 cried out for help and support from the civil and democratic society
UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday debated, in a full-session, on the impacts of climate change on full enjoyment of human rights, especially in vulnerable countries.
AHMEDABAD: His RTI application was responsible for Gujarat government finally succumbing to the fact that there were farmers suicides in Gujarat and that they were happening in large numbers. For the first time, the state government admitted that they were because of crop failure, debt and family nourishment issues.
Civil rights activist Binayak Sen completed two years in jail on May 14 as an undertrial on charges of assisting Naxals in Chhattisgarh. There were nationwide demonstrations on May 14, an editorial and at least two articles on Sen