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Denied of education: Afghanistan girls struggle under oppressive Taliban regime

Denied of education: Afghanistan girls struggle under oppressive Taliban regime

Afghanistan - Six months into Taliban rule, scores of Afghanistan girls stare at an uncertain future. They haven’t returned to school since August when Taliban entered Kabul and seized power of the country. Now they

Forty-seven children “killed or maimed” in Yemen in two months: UNICEF

Forty-seven children “killed or maimed” in Yemen in two months: UNICEF

Yemen - As many as forty-seven children were "killed or maimed" in Yemen's civil war in January and February of 2022 because of violence. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) shared the data on Saturday.

Agriculture and Care in Europe – Abused Migrant Workers

Agriculture and Care in Europe – Abused Migrant Workers

Europe - Migrant workers make up 13 per cent of the European Union’s key workforce. The migrant labour, within and to the European Union, is growing. However, migrant workers are denied basic social protection, especially

Migrant workers and maids to get hiked mandatory medical insurance

Migrant workers and maids to get hiked mandatory medical insurance

Singapore - Senior Minister of State for Manpower Koh Poh Koon has said that work permit and S pass holders in Singapore would now have a bolstered mandatory medical insurance. This step has been taken

Thailand: Student Union Protest against condition of labors at Hong Seng Knitting factory

Thailand: Student Union Protest against condition of labors at Hong Seng Knitting factory

Thailand - Students have come out to support the labor workers working in the Hong Seng Knitting factory where Crimson Apparel products are manufactured. The protest was initiated by an affiliate body of the national

Delivery Apps Siphon Minimum Wages Of Runners  

Delivery Apps Siphon Minimum Wages Of Runners  

Canada - Delivery apps are conveniently skipping paying labour laws but not paying runners the minimum wages they deserve to get; an investigation has suggested. Round the clock work also does not earn these boys

Amazon suppliers linked to forced labour in China: Watchdog group

Amazon suppliers linked to forced labour in China: Watchdog group

China - Amazon has continued to work with companies in China accused of using forced labour. Some of Amazon’s third-party sellers are accused of forcing Uyghur labourers from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang to

Wales and England to ban child marriage

Wales and England to ban child marriage

Europe - The House of Commons has voted for a bill that makes it illegal to marry a person under the age of 18. The bill would also make child marriage an offence, punishable with

Nigerian Army Sets Records Straight For Human Rights Violations

Nigerian Army Sets Records Straight For Human Rights Violations

West Africa - Off the over 500 complaints that were received by the Nigerian Army over human rights violations across the country between 2016 and now, some came out to be true and some not.

Women in Pakistan’s Lahore are fighting to change the country’s misogynist rhetoric

Women in Pakistan’s Lahore are fighting to change the country’s misogynist rhetoric

Pakistan - In 2021, Pakistan ranked 167 out of 170 countries in the Global Women Peace and Security Index. There are innumerable examples of women being tortured and abused in Pakistan. Despite progress in addressing