Latest Universal Declaration of Human Rights News & Updates

Paris, April 10 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Friday strongly condemned the passage of the ‘July Mass Uprising (Protection and Liability Determination) Bill, 2026’ in Bangladesh’s Parliament, which grants immunity from all forms of civil and criminal liabilities for acts committed by participants during the July–August 2024 demonstrations. Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) said that the bill passed on April 8 converts an ordinance issued by the former M…

United Nations, March 8 (IANS) India’s international human rights pioneer Hansa Mehta’s unflinching stand for the recognition of women animates contemporary struggles for their protection in the age of Artificial Intelligence, according to General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock. “We should be reminded every day when we are working on these new AI regulations to hold our stand firmly, as Hansa Mehta once did,” Baerbock has said. Mehta is credited with rewording the First Article of …

Taipei, Jan 5 (IANS) Taiwanese government has accused China of transnational repression after Chinese state media and social media accounts shared personal information regarding Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen, which included satellite pictures of his house and workplace in Taipei, local media reported. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China’s state-controlled media were using “digital authoritarianism” and the “despicable” way of doxxing to threaten Taiwa…