Turkey decides on crucial accord of women’s safety
In the backdrop of increased scrutiny on violence against women in the country, the ruling party in Turkey is set to decide whether it will stay in the Istanbul Convention. Over the past few days,
In the backdrop of increased scrutiny on violence against women in the country, the ruling party in Turkey is set to decide whether it will stay in the Istanbul Convention. Over the past few days,
Environmentalists and unionists are coming together to realise that fighting climate change and upholding labour rights are deeply intertwined. When a solar company in New York laid off its construction workers who were trying to
Thousands of Nepalis working abroad are set to return home, having lost their jobs to the economic fallout of the pandemic. Nepal’s over-dependence on remittances from its migrant population is coming home to roost with
The one way that Iran has found it convenient to get back at the powerful nations of the West is to persecute all those individuals that hold dual citizenship and come to Iran for one
Hundreds of factories across China are using Uyghur labour supplied by the state to make products for companies like Nike, Apple, Volkswagen, Sony, Victoria’s Secret and others. A report titled ‘Uyghurs for sale’ by the
Many hundreds are arrested each month trying to cross over from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos on foot. In Thailand, the lockdown has lifted and businesses are open again. But borders haven’t opened and the thousands
The cabinet has said the government will sponsor air tickets for those whose companies haven’t come forward to send them back home. With the pandemic grinding economies to a halt, it is expected that countries
As the country prepares for Olympics next year, its treatment of elite child athletes comes under the scanner. The Human Rights Watch has released a 67-page report on the verbal, physical and sexual abuse that
The migrants, mostly women, who come to Huelva every year for the strawberry harvest season are unable to go back home due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Every year thousands of migrants from Morocco land up
The report says there is a stark difference in the access to rights and liberties between residents of different nationalities. A report likely to be submitted to the United National Human Rights Council this week
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