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Venezuela, Poland and Sudan amongst 14 new Human Rights Council members
14 new members were elected to the Human Rights
Council on Thursday, following a secret ballot held in the General Assembly
Hall in New York.
The Council,...
National Interest surpassing human rights: Case study of Kashmir
Authors: Rizwan Malik and Areeja Syed
The Indian government revoked the
exceptional status accorded to Indian-occupied Kashmir in Indian constitution.
This sudden development is the most sweeping...
A bird’s eye view of Asia: A continental landscape of minorities in peril
Many in Asia look at the Middle East with a mixture of expectation of
stable energy supplies, hope for economic opportunity and concern about a
potential...
Call for Action from Leaders and Business on Violence against Women
Spiralling levels of violence against women in Africa require immediate
action from governments and businesses, including tangible measures to create
safe spaces, experts from across the...
Around 2 Million may lose nationality in Assam, India
Assam is a state in northeastern India,
situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River
valleys. With an area of 78,438 km2...
International Criminal Court and India
The Rome
Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against
humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Under the Rome Statute, the
International Criminal Court...
UN Role as a Peacemaker in Kashmir
United Nations was established in 1945, giving hope to the weaker states
for a peaceful world without any suppression from the powerful. The Charter of
UN...
‘Child Actorvism’ and the Extinction Agenda of Neoliberal Racists
There is no shortage of
social justice causes trumpeted by the West† with a revolving
medley of “child actorvists” at the forefront. The logical observer may...
Criminal Silence of Ummah on Kashmir
“The world suffers a lot. Not because of the
violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people.”
15 million
people of Kashmir are...
Kashmir Bleeds Again
Kashmir is a major source of
contention between India and Pakistan since 1947.At the time of partition, the
formula that was agreed upon was that the...