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Belarus NGO’s calls on the UN to hold a special session on Human Rights violation

Belarus NGO’s calls on the UN to hold a special session on Human Rights violation

Amnesty International and 16 other international NGOs wrote a joint letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council to request them for organizing a special meeting to address the human rights violation that has been

Why Is Lebanon Ignoring Its Migrant Population?

Why Is Lebanon Ignoring Its Migrant Population?

Migrant workers are facing a tough time keeping their heads above water in Lebanon. The lockdown situation along with the recent blast in Beirut has made their eviction an inevitable consequence. The blast has apparently

Teng Biao calls Chinese Communist Party a humanitarian disaster and accuses Xi Jinping for making things worse

Teng Biao calls Chinese Communist Party a humanitarian disaster and accuses Xi Jinping for making things worse

Teng Biao, a Chinese lawyer and a human rights activist during a recent webinar titled ‘Chinese Communist Party: An Existential Threat to Humanity and the Rules-based World Order’, said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),

Hayat Baloch murder by Pakistan forces outrages Baloch Human Rights Council

Hayat Baloch murder by Pakistan forces outrages Baloch Human Rights Council

Cold blooded murder of Hayat Baloch, a 25 year old student by Pakistani army in Turbat, Balochistan has outraged Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC). The BHRC has urged international organizations to intervene and put a

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Top law officials in the country vacillate over the law that allows incarceration of children as young as 10 despite appeals from various quarters to increase the minimum age to 14. Australia’s Council of Attorneys-General

Police let armed men quell protests in Cote D’Ivoire

Police let armed men quell protests in Cote D’Ivoire

Pro-democracy protests in the country saw armed men attacking peaceful demonstrators as security forces looked on. In the past week, Cote D’Ivoire has seen protests against President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to stand for a third

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

Chile has been facing the worst form of governance over the last decade. Come the pandemic situation and the Chilean population has faced governance that has prioritized material gains over health of the public. Calling

Why Belarus Is a Hot Bed For Human Rights Violations?

Why Belarus Is a Hot Bed For Human Rights Violations?

Crowds of civilians in Belarus have had to take to the streets as they wish to do away with dictatorship. They are done with the authoritarian leader being yet re-elected without fair elections. But the

EU suspends Cambodia’s free trade over human rights violations

EU suspends Cambodia’s free trade over human rights violations

By suspending the EBA trade scheme, the European Union hopes to pressure Cambodia into providing better political freedom in the country. Brussels has said that it was compelled to partially withdraw the tariff-free trading rights

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: People stage solo social media protests against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: People stage solo social media protests against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

The south African country of Zimbabwe is seeing country-wide solo protests on social media by Zimbabwean people against the human rights abuses in the country. Calling the Zimbabwean people to come out in support of