Interfaith Human Rights and Activist Groups Write To US and UN for Safety of Afghan Sikhs

April 10, 2020

A number of interfaith human rights and activists groups have written to United States Embassy (Kabul) Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Afghanistan about persecution of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Moves Indian Supreme Court Against CAA

March 4, 2020

The office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Punjab Based Sikh Groups Writes to UNHRC on Human Rights Situation in Kashmir

September 11, 2019

Dal Khalsa, a Punjab based pro-freedom Sikh groups has once again raised its concerns over situation of human rights in Kashmir. Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwarpal Singh has written an open letter to UNHRC Commissioner Ms Michelle Bachelet Jeria.

Issue of Lynchings of Muslims and Dalits in India Raised in UN Human Rights Council

July 8, 2019

The issue of lynchings of Muslims and Dalits in Indian subcontinent by Hindutva elements was raised in United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

Issue of Lynchings of Muslims and Dalits in India Raised in UN Human Rights Council

July 8, 2019

The issue of lynchings of Muslims and Dalits in Indian subcontinent by Hindutva elements was raised in United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

India Decides to Not To Communicate with UN Special Reporters About Reports on Violations in Kashmir

May 21, 2019

Angry over a submission from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) on the massive human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir, the Indian state has reportedly informed the United Nations body that it will no longer entertain any communication with the HRC’s Special Rapporteurs on its report.

Torture: Indian State’s Instrument of Control in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir

May 21, 2019

The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) and the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) yesterday (on May 20) released the first comprehensive report on torture in Jammu and Kashmir titled Torture: Indian State’s Instrument of Control in Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir.

UN Human Rights Office Scraps Indian Media’s Accusations Against Report on Kashmir

July 19, 2018

Office of the United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner has responded to Indian media's accusations against UN human rights body's report on Kashmir.

Sikh Human Rights Group (SHRG) Raises Issue of Sikh Political Prisoners at UN HRC

July 3, 2018

In a written statement issued few days back Dr. Jasdev Singh Rai, director of Sikh Human Rights Group, said that he raised the issue of political prisoners at the 38th Session of Human Rights Council at Geneva under agenda 3.

US Quits United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

June 21, 2018

United States of America (USA) has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council accusing it of "chronic bias" against Israel, in a move that was criticised by human rights groups and described as regrettable by foreign leaders.

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