More: Human Rights
Forced labour, prostitution and child marriages: Rescuing victims of trafficking in Malawi
The six men from Nepal believed they were heading to the United States for work. Instead, after a long journey which took them through...
How do you define lawful peaceful protest? UNHRC has a clear answer
People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and Governments should respect international law and let them do so, senior UN-appointed independent rights experts said...
Thousands suffer extreme rights abuses journeying to Africa’s Mediterranean coast
Testimonies published by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, with the DRC’s Mixed Migration Centre (MMC), reveal random killings, torture, forced labour and beatings.
Other people...
An Unspeakable Nightmare: The Yemeni Crisis
Authors: Khushi Malhotra and Vedant Avdhoot Sumant*
Why is Yemen at War?
After North and South Yemen merged, Saleh and Beidh decided to share power and...
India’s Rape Problem and Legislator Impunity
India's largest quarantine center for mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic Covid-19 patients is in the capital, Delhi. Newly built it accommodates 10,000 patients, and it...
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of...
Custodial Torture And Human Rights: The Indian Narrative
The recent news of custodial deaths of a father-son duo in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has shocked the entire nation. It has...
The interplay between gender and culture
Violence against women is still prevalent in many African countries. They continue to be discriminated, marginalized and subjected to harmful traditional practices which are...
Whither India’s Democracy?
Anand Teltumbde heads the large data analytics program at Goa Institute of Management. He is a recognized scholar and a professor. He is also...
Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists
The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognizes those who dedicate their lives to the service of humanity, will...