Top Law News Thousands arrested in Russia, says rights body August 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Moscow police have detained thousands of suspected irregular migrants since late last month for alleged violation of migration and employment regulations, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Hundreds are in custody, including in a makeshift tent camp ininhuman conditions. Russia should immediately halt these arbitrary detentions and the degrading treatment of migrants. At the end of July, police opened a massive campaign in Russia’s […] Read more » Human Rights Watch massive sweep national news news says rights body Thousands arrested in Russia todays news todays top news Top news Undocumented migration in Russia
Top Law News Don’t misuse law against Dalit performers: rights body June 27, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Indian authorities should conduct an independent review of apparent politically motivated terrorism charges filed against performers in a Dalit cultural group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Members of Kabir Kala Manch, charged in 2011 under counterterrorism laws, remain subject to prosecution for their alleged support of Maoist militants. One of them, eight months pregnant, […] Read more » Dalit cultural group Don't misuse law against Dalit performers: rights body Human Rights Watch Kabir Kala Manch Meenakshi Ganguly national news news todays news todays top news Top news
International Trade Law Top Law News Bangladesh asked to find abducted witness January 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Bangladesh has been asked by the Human Rights Watch to explain what steps have been taken to trace a witness abducted from near the war crimes courthouse in Dhaka in November last year. Shukho Ranjan Bali was, according to lawyers and witnesses, abducted from the gates of the courthouse Nov 5. More than two months […] Read more » Bangladesh crime during independence Delwar Hossain Sayedee at the International Crimes Tribunal Human Rights Human Rights Watch ICT independence war India International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) lawyers and witnesses Shukho Ranjan Bali trace a witness abducted
Top Law News India should address rights issues: Human Rights Watch September 3, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment India should accept the recommendations by UN member states to address the country’s “most serious human rights problems”, Human Rights Watch said Monday. During the September session of the UN Human Rights Council, India will submit its responses to the 169 recommendations made at its second review on May 24. The wide-ranging recommendations call upon […] Read more » anti-discrimination law Armed Forces Special Powers Act enforced disappearances Human Rights Watch India should address rights issues India should address rights issues: Human Rights Watch most serious human rights problems pointing to existing legislation or policies ratify multinational treaties against torture UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
Top Law News Don’t link critics to LTTE, Sri Lanka told March 15, 2012 / March 15, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that it was wrong on the part of the Sri Lankan government to link those questioning the country’s human rights record with the Tamil Tigers. “The (Mahindra) Rajapaksa government’s strident opposition to this is hard to understand,” a Human Rights Watch spokeswoman said, ahead of the voting in Geneva […] Read more » Human Rights Watch LTTE Sri Lankan government