UN Human Rights Commissioner releases video celebrating Keralam’s achievement in eliminating extreme poverty
Video is part of observation of 40th anniversary of UN Declaration on the Right to Development, adopted on December 4, 1986
Video is part of observation of 40th anniversary of UN Declaration on the Right to Development, adopted on December 4, 1986
North Korea lashed out at the European Union over a draft UN resolution addressing rights abuses, telling the bloc to mind its own business.
The former military leader and Defence Minister, who is likely to become Indonesia’s new President, was once accused of human rights abuses, but ran a campaign with a softer image of himself using Instagram and TikTok
The UN Secretary-General expressed condolences, demanded an investigation and reiterated calls for the immediate, unconditional release of detained UN personnel
UN demands investigation after staffer’s death in Houthi custody in Yemen Al JazeeraUN says Yemeni staff member dies in Houthi custody, demands investigation The Economic TimesUN chief condemns death of Yemeni human rights staff member in Houthi custody Hindustan Times‘They deserve to know the truth’: UN rights chief demands probe into staffer’s death in Houthi custody UN NewsUN demands investigation into death of staff member in Houthi custody Sky News
The Commission took suo motu cognisance of the incident based on media reports and observed that the contents of the news report, if true, “raise serious issues of violation of human rights”

Pakistan Court Sentences Human Rights Lawyer Imaan Mazari, Husband To 10 Years In Jail
The couple were accused of endangering an international cricket team's security plans by staging a protest and blocking a road in a 2024 case.
Pope raised existential questions about scientific progress, life and human rights during his opening speech to President Emmanuel Macron and diplomats at the Élysee Palace
Wildlife movement routes and conflict-prone hotspots should be mapped and kept under continuous surveillance, according to Kerala State Human Rights Commission’s latest order
MP: National Human Rights Commission team meets families of hooch victims in Sagar

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The Kerala State Human Rights Commission ordered the National Highways Authority of India to finish the pedestrian underpass between Marottichodu and Edappally Market on NH 66 within two months. The directive follows a suo motu case concerning the underpass’s impact on nearby foot overbridge and pedestrian pathways.

After the fatal collapse of a student hostel in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, Haryana authorities have stepped up enforcement against illegal paying‑guest (PG) accommodations in Gurgaon, sealing dozens of premises and urging stricter action. A recent HSVP survey identified 453 PGs and guesthouses in residential zones, prompting multiple sealing drives and a review by the Haryana Human Rights Commission.