UN member states have called out India to improve its human rights record.
During a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of New Delhi's human rights record at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), UN member states advised India to take a stronger stance on sexual violence and religious discrimination. The UPR, conducted every four years, evaluates member states' human rights records. Any member state may query the state being reviewed and offer suggestions.
A Bollywood film has sparked controversy by portraying Kerala, India, as a haven for Islamic terrorism. The filmmakers have said it was based on real information and events; however, no evidence has been provided.
A Muslim man has been beaten to death, and a Hindu woman committed suicide as shock and tension spread in the Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Another interfaith relationship meets a tragic end as a Hindu woman ends her life after receiving the news that her partner was bludgeoned to death on November 2nd in a village of Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.
A right-wing Hindu leader has been shot dead in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab.
According to the reports, a radical Hindu leader was shot dead in broad daylight on November 4th in Punjab's Amritsar, where the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) is located.
A Massachusetts museum has received backlash over selling toys of Hindu deities.
A Hindu organization has stated concerns about a museum in Salem, Massachusetts selling plush toys for children in the online gift shop, which portrayed three Hindu deities in an "insensitive" way.
A case of human sacrifice in Kerala, India, has garnered concern about the need for a law against black magic and harmful rituals performed in the name of "faith."
The gruesome deaths of two mercilessly assaulted and murdered women have brought attention to many who want an appropriate law against the harmful and evil rituals performed in the name of superstitions.
