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The Mumbaikar who secured human rights for womankind

The Mumbaikar who secured human rights for womankind

From enshrining women’s rights in the Constitution of India, to tweaking the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights so it didn’t exclude women, this extract from a new book lays out how Mumbai freedom fighter Hansa Mehta fought to empower all women

11 August,2024 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMD
China scaling its crackdown on mosques beyond Xinjiang: Human Rights Watch

China scaling its crackdown on mosques beyond Xinjiang: Human Rights Watch

The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately answer faxed questions seeking comment on the report and its official policies toward Muslim minorities

22 November,2023 09:00 AM IST | Hong Kong | AP
Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon, says Human Rights Watch

Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch has expressed serious concerns about Israel's use of white phosphorus in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, stating that it places civilians at risk of severe and long-term injuries

13 October,2023 10:11 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Top global rights body flays Pakistan for trying civilians in military courts

Top global rights body flays Pakistan for trying civilians in military courts

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said that the Pakistan government should immediately transfer civilians set to be tried in military courts to the civilian justice system. Trying civilians before military courts violates Pakistan’s obligations under international human rights law to ensure the due process and fair trial rights of criminal suspects

31 May,2023 01:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
HRW reports LGBTQ abuse before Qatar World Cup

HRW reports LGBTQ abuse before Qatar World Cup

The Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal, strongly denied that anyone has been detained because of their sexual orientation and condemned the rights group’s reporting

25 October,2022 10:04 AM IST | Mumbai | AFP
Saudi Arabia criticised for 48 beheadings in 2018

Saudi Arabia criticised for 48 beheadings in 2018

Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half on non-violent drug charges, Human Rights Watch said, urging the kingdom to improve its "notoriously unfair" criminal justice system.

27 April,2018 07:59 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
mid-day's 39th anniversary: Do you see what I see?

mid-day's 39th anniversary: Do you see what I see?

Nidhi Goyal has made a mark as a disability rights activist, a vivid voice on gender justice and now, India's first disabled stand-up comedian

29 June,2018 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Suman Mahfuz Quazi
North Korea slams sex abuse report

North Korea slams sex abuse report

"Sexual violence in North Korea is an open, unaddressed, and widely tolerated secret," said HRW executive director Kenneth Roth

05 November,2018 10:53 AM IST | Seoul | AFP
Saudi crown prince may face trial over Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi crown prince may face trial over Jamal Khashoggi

MbS, who is expected to attend the G20 Summit in Argentina on November 30, may be taken to task as the Defence Minister of the Kingdom

28 November,2018 10:20 AM IST | Buenos Aires | Agencies
Mozambique cyclone victims 'forced to trade sex for food'

Mozambique cyclone victims 'forced to trade sex for food'

"The authorities should promptly investigate reports of women being coerced into exchanging sex for food and appropriately punish anyone using their position of power to exploit and abuse women," he added

27 April,2019 07:09 AM IST | Maputa | Agencies

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