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UN experts raise alarm over Pakistan's conviction of rights lawyers, flag
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UN experts expressed serious concern over the 17-year prison sentences handed to Pakistani human rights lawyers Iman Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha under cyber-terrorism laws. The rapporteurs warned that broad legislation is being misused to criminalise legal advocacy, restrict expression, and
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Rajasthan Police not to publicly release photos of arrested accused, follo
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On January 21, 2026, the office of the Additional Director General of Police (Crime Branch), Rajasthan, Hawa Singh Ghumaria, issued a transformative directive to uphold the fundamental rights of individuals in custody.
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After Mamdani, 8 US lawmakers pledge support for Umar Khalid; ask India to
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Eight U.S. lawmakers have now written a letter urging the Indian Government to grant Khalid a fair trial as per international law.
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Unnao rape case: Plea in SC against Delhi HC's decision to cancel life sen
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and grant him bail in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
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International Council of Jurists to move UN over Sheikh Hasina's death sen
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) will approach the UN Human Rights Committee seeking urgent intervention to protect former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's right to life and fair trial, amid widespread global concern over the death sentence issued against her by Banglad
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Human Rights Watch raises fair trial concerns over Bangladesh death senten
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death in absentia for the 2024 protest crackdown. Human Rights Watch said the trial violated fair trial standards and warned of serious human rights concerns.
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"Miscarriage of justice," says Rights Group after Sheikh Hasina sentenced
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The conviction of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal with death and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun with five years imprisonment by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal is a political farce, does not meet b
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Delhi HC refuses Michel's challenge to Treaty clause, advises fresh detail
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to entertain Christian Michel's challenge to a clause of the India-UAE Extradition Treaty, advising him instead to file a fresh and more detailed petition setting out specific consequential reliefs.
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Rawalpindi court rejects PTI plea against Imran Khan's video link appearan
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi rejected PTI's plea against Imran Khan's video link appearance in the GHQ attack trial. Prosecutors argued video link was lawful, while Imran's lawyer demanded a fair trial with physical presence. Witnesses presented video evidence, and more officials we
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Tibetan Monk missing months after arrest, family demands fair trial
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
As per the report, the Tibetan man was forcibly detained by the Chinese authorities in Sangchu County, Kanlho (Gannan) Prefecture in Tibet's traditional province of Amdo, incorporated into China's Gansu Province. As per CTA, the authorities, thereafter, carried out a search operation at his
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Rights groups raise alarm over rise in executions of Afghan migrants in Ir
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Rights groups say Iran has sharply increased executions of Afghan migrants, raising concerns over fair trials and due process. At least 85 prisoners, including six Afghans, were executed after the Israel-Iran ceasefire, with 40 Afghans executed in 2025 alone, according to Khaama Press.
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Congress' Prithviraj Chauhan calls for fair trial for Tahawwur Rana under
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Rana has been accused of being involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which over 160 people were killed.
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