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UN human rights chief: Racism and xenophobia are ‘contagious killers’ too
The coronavirus outbreak may have forced millions
around the world already into “social distancing”, keeping a metre apart to
prevent its spread, but it will not...
OHCHR’s intervention in Citizenship Amendment Act: An opportunity to expand the Indian human rights discourse
Author’s: Tanaya Thakur and Amit Kumar*
The office of United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has sought permission from the Supreme
Court of India to...
Similarities between Trump-Modi Policies and their Actions
President
Donald Trump calls PM Narendra Modi the father of India; according to him he
has been successful in combining every section of society like a...
With Gaza violence ‘escalating as we speak,’ UN envoy calls for ‘immediate stop’
It is no longer enough to reaffirm past agreements
on resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according
to a senior UN envoy, who said on Monday that it is
time to “find our way back to
a mutually agreed mediation framework” to
resume meaningful negotiations towards a two-State
solution.
“While there may be different...
Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’ as violence, impunity rise
The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security
situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN
human rights...
Islamic Extremists and Christians in Pakistan
Pakistani Christians played an important
role in Pakistan's independence. When they were in dire need of Sikh, Persian,
and Christian minorities' support, the Supreme Leader and...
The ending of Operation Sophia: The EU sway from its Human Security approach
The EU decision to terminate the Operation
Sophia represents its will to choose European Security approach while having
agenda of Human Security approach in its European...
Minority Abuse: A Slice Of Life In Modi’s India
It is not uncommon for colonial
governments to enact sedition laws with the purpose of stifling dissent; it is,
following independence, for democratic governments to be...
Escaping IS: What Exiting an Armed Group Actually Takes
Authors: Dr Siobhan O’Neil and Dr Mara Revkin*
Although Islamic State’s territorial control of large swathes of Iraq and Syria came to an end in 2017, civilians, and...
Kashmir burns as lockdown continues
The valley is on fire again, and it is
engulfing the whole region. It is not just about Pakistan or India but the onus
remains on...