Indian NGO calls for review of Indus Waters Treaty at UNHRC

IANS | September 15, 2026 6:24 PM

Geneva, Sep 15 (IANS) An Indian NGO has called for a review of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), arguing that changing water-security conditions in the region require the 1960 agreement signed between India and Pakistan to be reassessed from a contemporary human-rights perspective.

Bangladesh's tribunal sentences seven more Awami League leaders to death

IANS | September 15, 2026 5:03 PM

Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Tuesday sentenced seven Awami League leaders, including party General Secretary Obaidul Quader, to death for "crimes against humanity" linked to Bangladesh's July 2024 mass uprising, local media reported.