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UN urges India to unlock Kashmir, fully restore human rights

Expressing concern over the situation in Kashmir, the UN said on Tuesday that people in the Valley continue to be deprived of a wide range of human rights and urged

Kashmir & self-determination

CENTURIES of British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent ended in August 1947, as Winston Churchill put it, in a “premature hurried scuttle”. The ill-conceived flight of the British left

UN chief urges Pakistan, India to hold dialogue

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has again expressed serious concern over grave humanitarian situation in occupied Kashmir. A UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric during a regular briefing said that

Most Indian banks fail on policies of climate change, human rights

Fair Finance Guide India is a group of civil society organisations to create an ecosystem amongst financial sector actors to recognise the ESG risks in their investments. Fair Finance

Why India is rigid?

India has not lifted the curfew even after 60 days from Held Kashmir. It did not stop human rights violations nor withdrew restrictions on media or allowed internet facilities to

Human rights education: For harmony in society

Human rights are inherent in nature, without which we cannot live as human beings. They help to develop and use our qualities, intelligence, talents and conscience to make a good decision

Amnesty International India denies ED charge of violating forex law

The show-cause notice was issued to by the Adjudicating Authority of the FEMA, which is a special director rank officer of the ED. (Photo: Amnesty India) Human rights

President UNHRC expresses concern on human rights abuses in Occupied Kashmir

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi held a special meeting with President UN Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Ambassador Coly Seck in Geneva. They

Justice Deepak Gupta: Law of Sedition Needs to be Toned Down if Not Abolished

On September 7, Justice Deepak Gupta of the Supreme Court delivered the valedictory address at a workshop organised by the Praleen Public Charitable Trust and Lecture Committee in Ahmedabad. The

Jammu and Kashmir: What next?

Much has been penned down on what happened in Indian LokSabha on August 052019. It’s implications on Kashmir and the region is yet to follow. Currently, the valley is under

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