International humanitarian law not an a la carte menu: UN Chief

He asserted that "international humanitarian law is not an a la carte menu and cannot be applied selectively."

Guterres is first foreign delegate to address Nepal Parliament

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his address to the joint house session of Nepal's Federal...

NHRC issues notice to Delhi govt, DDA, police commissioner over m

The National Human Rights Commission( NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a five-year-old boy...

Pakistan: Afghans detained, face deportation

The Pakistani government is using threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afghan asylum seekers without legal status...

Taliban must immediately release women human rights defenders

A month after their arrest, Neda Parwan and Zholia Parsi and their family members have yet to be charged with a...

Join Chinmaya Mission’s 19th Two-year Residential Vedanta Course

New Delhi [India], October 31: Hinduism is more than a religion; it is a way of life and a holistic way of thinking....

Japan: International conference raises human rights violations

Over 150 participants, including parliamentarians, politicians, Uyghur rights advocates and civil society...

'Resolution was flawed': Netanyahu on India's abstention in UN

Amid the country's ongoing war with Hamas, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the United Nations...

23 mn people in Afghanistan received food assistance: WFP

The World Food Program (WFP) has said that approximately 23 million citizens in Afghanistan received food assistance...

Specific gut bacteria raise risk of severe malaria: Research

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found many types of bacteria that, when present in the...

Emirati humanitarian team in Chad inaugurates underground well

The UAE humanitarian team has inaugurated the second well in the Chadian city of Amdjarass as part of their...

'Human shields do not ‘lessen’ Israel’s responsibility'

The United States has emphasised that the fact that Hamas is using Palestinian civilians as human shields in...