The Allahabad High Court has ruled that “irrational and indiscriminate arrests” constitute a gross violation of human rights, emphasizing that arrest should be the last resort, limited to “exceptional cases.” A single... Read more »
Supreme Court Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul recommended on Monday the establishment of an “impartial truth and reconciliation commission” to investigate and report on human rights violations by both state and non-state actors... Read more »
A Saudi Arabia court has recently sentenced a retired teacher to death over his comments online. Muhammad al-Ghamdi, (54) retired Saudi teacher, was sentenced “following 5 tweets criticizing corruption and human rights... Read more »
The Madras High Court recently has held that every instance of casual police inquiry cannot be termed as human rights violation. A division bench of Justice VM Velumani and Justice R Hemalatha observed that, “There... Read more »