News Topic:UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

India and 13 other countries violate pledge to uphold free internet, SurfShark study reveals

Surfshark's study reveals how India and 13 other countries violated their pledge to uphold free internet despite supporting a UN resolution on human rights online.

In UN, Turkey urges India to put an end to its violence in Kashmir

Turkey has called for resolving the Kashmir issue on the basis of UN resolutions and the “legitimate” expectations of Kashmiri people.

India, Pakistan doing nothing to improve human rights situation in Kashmir: UN

GENEVA — A UN human rights report on the situation in Indian Kashmir and Pakistani administered Kashmir from May 2018 to April 2019, says...

United States pulls-out of UN Human Rights Council

Srinagar: The United States has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council, U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley said Tuesday, branding the global body a “cesspool...

UN seeks international inquiry into Kashmir rights abuses

Srinagar: A United Nations report has called for an international inquiry into human rights abuses committed by government forces in Kashmir and also advocated...

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NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states

The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.

Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma

Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."

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