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47TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE: UNESCO’S BETRAYAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN TAINTED HERITAGE SITES

As the UNESCO’s 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee takes place in Paris till 16 July 2025, the betrayal of indigenous peoples living in the World Heritage sites of the UNESCO, where they often become victims of forced evictions, torture, extrajudicial executions, sexual violence etc, has come to the fore. I. UNESCO BLOCKING THE […]

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Vijay Mallya’s Extradition Judgment Day: India’s Diplomatic Assurances Not Enough, 29% of India’s fugitives deported from the UAE only

New Delhi: Releasing its 360 page report, “Torture: India’s Self Made Hurdle to Extradition” (https://www.achrweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IndiaRefoulement.pdf) analysing judgments of the foreign courts on India’s extradition requests, the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) stated that diplomatic assurances on improving prison conditions are not sufficient to extradite fugitives like Vijay Mallya.. During the hearing, Mallya, inter alia, […]

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NHRC issues arrest warrant against Goa Home Secretary for non appearance with requisite report in a child sexual exploitation and trafficking case

In an unprecedented order, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Goa “to arrest and bring the said Secretary, Home Department, Government of Goa before the Commission on 19.9.2018 at 12:00 Noon and return the warrant duly executed on or before 12.9.2018 with an endorsement certifying the day on which […]

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Document: Excerpts of the Sessions Court judgment in Udayakumar custodial death case, August 2018

Sessions Case No. 917/2012 clubbed with Sessions Case No. 916/2012 (RC.5(S)/08/CBI/SCB /Chennai) Vide judgment and order dated 25.07.2018, the Addl.Sessions Judge/Special Judge of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Sri. J. Nazar convicted six officials of the Kerala Police viz. Police Constable Jithakumar (Accused No.1), Police Constable Sreekumar S.V. (Accused No.2), Police Constable Soman (Accused […]

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ACHR welcomes commutation of death sentence of Krishna Mochi & others by President Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the commutation of death sentence of four death row convicts i.e. Krishna Mochi, Nanhe Lal Mochi, Bir Kuer Paswan and Dharmendra Singh @ Dharu Singh by President Pranab Mukherjee. They were convicted in the Bara massacre case of 13 February 1993 in Bihar. The State Government […]

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Rs 5.5 lakhs compensation to family of Chongkham Sanjit Singh, victim of extrajudicial execution in Manipur

New Delhi: The State Government of Manipur provided compensation of Rs. 5.5 lakhs to the next of kin of Chongkham Sanjit Singh, a victim of extrajudicial execution following directions of the National Human Rights Commission acting on a complaint filed by Asian Centre for Human Rights on 3 August 2009. On 23 July 2009, Chongkham Sanjit Singh, […]

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In a first, NHRC recommends commutation of death sentence of four death row convicts of the Bara massacre

New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to commute the death sentence of four death row convicts i.e. Krishna Mochi, Nanhe Lal Mochi, Bir Kuer Paswan and Dharmendra Singh @ Dharu Singh who were convicted in the Bara […]