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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...
Emerging technologies entrenching racism, discrimination
An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial...
The Main Causes of State Violence in Iran
The Iranian government is the main human rights violator in the world, and officials think that it is permissible for the government to use...
1.1 million Rohingya refugee is now out of thinking amid the pandemic
Next August will be the third anniversary of the Rohingya genocide and the forcible exile. Bangladesh has given shelter to Rohingyas who fled Myanmar...
Forced Conversions in Pakistan
Pakistan has failed to comply with its international obligations to protect non-Muslim girls from exploitation by powerful groups and criminal elements – forced conversions...