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Iran Urged to End Harassment of Narges Mohammadi

Narges Mohammadi. Photo: Gulf Centre for Human Rights

Iran Urged to End Harassment of Narges Mohammadi Narges Mohammadi is serving multiple sentences amounting to more than 13 years of imprisonment.  A group of independent experts has urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Narges Mohammadi and all women human rights defenders, who remain in jail on charges relating to […]

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Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age

Poor children who live and sleep on the open pavements in India’s capital New Delhi. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (Representational Image)

Safeguarding Democracy and Human Rights in the Digital Age The Digital Democracy Initiative works closely with civil society partners CIVICUS, Global Focus, Digital Defenders Partnership, and Access Now.  As autocrats are increasingly misusing digital platforms to spread fake news, suppress dissenting voices, and deprive people of their fundamental rights, new programs are required to protect […]

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RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers RSF and Guernica 37 are calling for European Union sanctions against these police officers, under a scheme introduced in December 2020 to address serious human rights violations in third countries. International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on […]

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Petition to Get Amritpal Singh and Other Sikh Activists Released from Arbitrary Detention in India

Edited Screengrab from Amritpal Singh Video (file photo)

Petition to Get Amritpal Singh and Other Sikh Activists Released from Arbitrary Detention in India Sikh Leader Amritpal Singh ਸਿੱਖ ਆਗੂ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਡਿਬਰੂਗੜ੍ਹ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ ਵਿੱਚ  डिब्रूगढ़ जेल में सिख नेता अमृतपाल सिंह UN Human Rights, USCIRF Petition to Protect Human Rights of Sikh Youth Leader Amritpal Singh and Other Sikh Activists and Get Them […]

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Volker Türk Must Release Data on Human Rights Work

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Volker Türk Must Release Data on Human Rights Work It is essential for the UN Human Rights office to release data about the effectiveness of its work so that its performance could be measured empirically.  By Rakesh Raman A United Nations (UN) human rights expert urged Russia in June 2023 to drop criminal charges against […]

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