In a hard-hitting intervention at the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva, India sharply rebuked Pakistan for its presentation on human rights, calling the exercise “deeply ironic” given Islamabad’s own documented record of minority persecution and internal abuses. The Indian delegation used its right of reply to dismantle what it described as a...
A major report published by the United Nations this week paints a stark and increasingly grim picture of life in North Korea, revealing sweeping new measures of repression that include killing citizens for distributing foreign media – including South Korean TV dramas – as well as vastly increased surveillance, harsher punishments, and forced labour among...
The Indian government has provided detailed assurances to Belgian authorities regarding the detention conditions of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi if he is extradited to India in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case. In a communication sent to Belgium’s Ministry of Justice and judicial bodies, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) outlined where and...