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Dr. Neha Mathur

Join Dr. Neha Mathur on a journey of compassion and expertise as she navigates the intricate landscape of human rights and workers' welfare.

How to deal with Digital Overdrive – A real time problem amid lockdown

How to deal with Digital Overdrive – A real time problem amid lockdown

With over two months of being under lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, we all are stuck at home. Children are attending online school and haven’t seen the playground, and adults are juggling their home and

COVID-19: ICMR ramps up testing citing massive influx of migrants

COVID-19: ICMR ramps up testing citing massive influx of migrants

Taking into consideration the current massive movement of migrants and their return to home states, Union Health Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended to ramp up the testing for COVID-19. States

Government being called for scraping off NHS surcharges for migrant workers, called as ‘moral injustice’

Government being called for scraping off NHS surcharges for migrant workers, called as ‘moral injustice’

Migrant activists and organizations are requesting the government to extend NHS surcharge waiver to all migrant workers including teachers, bus drivers and charity workers. This is after Boris Johnson government, taking a policy U- turn,

U.S. Choppers sale to Philippines opposed by Human Rights Watch, says would ‘reward past abuses’

U.S. Choppers sale to Philippines opposed by Human Rights Watch, says would ‘reward past abuses’

Human Rights Watch has opposed U.S. deal with Philippines of selling attack helicopters worth $2 billion approximately. On Friday, the Human Rights Watch organization released a statement in which it called upon the United States

Nowhere to go for asylum-seekers as US-Mexico border restrictions extend, Migrants Advocates articulate

Nowhere to go for asylum-seekers as US-Mexico border restrictions extend, Migrants Advocates articulate

With the extension of travel restrictions across the South Western border of U.S. with Mexico, the asylum seekers are going to be the most affected. The migrant activists say that setting foot on the U.S.

Gender-based quarantine discrimination in Panama addressed as Government takes necessary action

Gender-based quarantine discrimination in Panama addressed as Government takes necessary action

Widespread gender-based discrimination in quarantine is a real problem in Panama for which the government has taken initial steps, the Human Rights Watch reported on Monday. The government of Panama had communicated its concern to

Bahrain Labour Market reports Economic Fallout as Thousands of Expats lose jobs amid Coronavirus lockdown

Bahrain Labour Market reports Economic Fallout as Thousands of Expats lose jobs amid Coronavirus lockdown

As Bahrain is under shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, almost 8000 Bangladeshi migrants have lost their jobs, an official in Bangladesh embassy in Manama said on Friday. Bahrain’s Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) recently informed

How Parents Can Keep Their Sanity While Working from Home

How Parents Can Keep Their Sanity While Working from Home

We are living in unprecedented times of staying at home amid the Coronavirus lockdown following the social distancing protocol. Schools closed, daycares shut down, offices operating from homes and public places barred. While the parents

Singapore to Lift Restrictions on Migrant Workers from June

Singapore to Lift Restrictions on Migrant Workers from June

Singapore has decided to lift the restrictions on migrant workers starting June. These restrictions were put in place aiming to control coronavirus infection spread. A senior minister has asked the public not to be alarmed

Congress Tables Motion in Parliament for Initiating Repatriation of Nepali Migrants

Congress Tables Motion in Parliament for Initiating Repatriation of Nepali Migrants

A motion of public importance was registered in Nepalese Parliament on Monday. The motion was tabled for seeking safe repatriation of Nepali migrant workers stranded in various countries. This motion was proposed by Nepali Congress