More: Human Rights
Myanmar Coup d’état 2.0: a Tarnished Democracy
Myanmar’s military power struggle on Monday follows weeks of tensions with Aung San Suu Kyi and her government (1/2/2021). Suu Kyi and other top...
In Solidarity with the People of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir
Over the past couple of years two of the world’s famous democracies, the oldest one being the United States, and ostensibly the largest one...
Deep fears of violent crackdown in Myanmar
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced “deep fears” of a violent crackdown on dissenting voices in Myanmar, where the military assumed...
All eyes on the largest Democracy: Farmer’s protest turned Violent
Farmers in India closed down vast tracts of the country's transport, retailers, and marketplaces as they intensified their protests against new agricultural legislation with...
Indian Farmers, Citizenship and Modi
Subject as it is to the vagaries of weather, farming is an uncertain business, and many countries therefore subsidize farmers in one way or...
How Indian farmers’ protest is converting into an all-India Oppressed Peoples’ Movement
The farmer’s protest began, initially, with sole aim to get the new farm laws repealed. The farmers perceived them as a surreptitious and predatory...
India – Not a Safe Place for Women?
India, once known as the gem of the East is now going down on a path to self-destruction. Ever since independence, successive Indian governments...
COVID-19 Pandemic Dealt Women A Painful Blow
On January 28, Women Deliver and Focus 2030 released the first-of-its-kind multi-country public opinion survey,carried out in 17 countries spanning six continents, which captures...
UN rights experts urge Israel to respect international obligations
UN independent rights experts on Tuesday, described Israel’s conviction of human rights defender Issa Amro earlier this month, as showing disdain for the country’s international obligations.
The comments came after the 6 January conviction by an Israeli military court of the Palestinian human...
EU boosts humanitarian aid budget for 2021 as needs rise
As global humanitarian needs worsen further due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of climate change, the European Commission has...