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Amnesty calls on UNSC to not lift South Sudan arms embargo amid rights violations

Amnesty calls on UNSC to not lift South Sudan arms embargo amid rights violations

Ahead of the UN Security Council's vote on the future of the arms embargo on South Sudan on May 27, Amnesty International has warned against lifting the embargo to prevent serious human rights violations in

Revelation of Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang targeting Uyghur imams poses a new human rights challenge

Revelation of Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang targeting Uyghur imams poses a new human rights challenge

A research undertaken and compiled by Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has unmasked a new dimension to the abuse against Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province of China. The crackdown by China since 2014 has

Scores of migrants illegally expelled in desert by Algeria: Report

Scores of migrants illegally expelled in desert by Algeria: Report

Thousands of migrants were left stranded without food, water, and basic amenities by Algerian authorities on the desert border with Niger. As per a recent report by the international NGO Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans

NHRC orders investigation into post-poll violence in West Bengal

NHRC orders investigation into post-poll violence in West Bengal

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday ordered its in-house investigation team to probe post-poll violence in several districts of West Bengal. The NHRC took suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the death of

Permitted refugee number raised to 62,500 from 15,000 by Biden after long criticized delay

Permitted refugee number raised to 62,500 from 15,000 by Biden after long criticized delay

 After facing weeks of bipartisan backlash and criticism over delayed response in changing cap of permitted refugees into US, Biden has finally taken action. President Biden has formally increased US cap on refugee admissions to

US Senators renew call for sanctions on Turkey over rights abuses

US Senators renew call for sanctions on Turkey over rights abuses

A group of leading Democratic senators has re-introduced the Turkey Human Rights Promotion Act of 2021 with the aim of imposing US sanctions on the Turkish government over the country's worsening human rights record. The

HRW urges Sri Lanka to reject ‘political victimization’ findings

HRW urges Sri Lanka to reject ‘political victimization’ findings

Human Rights Watch has urged Sri Lanka’s parliament to reject a resolution to acquit officials implicated in human rights abuses. The U.S.-based rights agency has said, in a press release out on Friday, the resolution

UK accused of failing vulnerable refugees post Brexit

UK accused of failing vulnerable refugees post Brexit

 No 10 has been accused regularly of failing to keep the most vulnerable of refugees in country. This has been aggravated post Brexit after the Home Office failed to reunite refugees with their families well

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of crimes of apartheid against Palestinians

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of crimes of apartheid against Palestinians

Human Rights Watch has, in its 213-page report released on Tuesday, accused Israel of the usage of policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians that amount to crimes against humanity. New York-based Human Rights Watch

Greece accused of pushing back refugees in callous human rights violation act

Greece accused of pushing back refugees in callous human rights violation act

 European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has filed a lawsuit against Greece accusing Athens of shocking grade of human rights violations. The act was done at multi-agency level and was operational at inter-agency rank to