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WR News Writer is an engineer turned professionally trained writer who has a strong voice in her writing. She speaks on issues of migrant workers, human rights, and more.

Belarus carries out unprecedented suppression of human rights defenders

Belarus carries out unprecedented suppression of human rights defenders

Authorities in Belarus have carried out unprecedented large scale raids and detentions ever in a day ever against human rights defenders in the country. The global watchdog Human Rights Watch said that the raids were

India: Probe into encounters by police in Assam initiated by Human Rights Commission

India: Probe into encounters by police in Assam initiated by Human Rights Commission

 Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sent notice to Assam government over the circumstances around police encounter of 12 accused in the state in past two months. Commission member Naba Kamal Bora has issued notice

HRW: Japan should grab Olympics as opportunity to safeguard human rights

HRW: Japan should grab Olympics as opportunity to safeguard human rights

 Global watchdog Human Rights Watch said today in new reporters’ guide that being host of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Japan must take opportunity of safeguarding human rights and address serious issues around

Authorities Mistreatment Of Women Exposed in Egypt

Authorities Mistreatment Of Women Exposed in Egypt

Women in Egypt who had gone to authorities to report crime, have reported back being mistreated, groped and sexually assaulted by the same authorities themselves. Many had witnessed a crime, been sexually abused already or

Facebook Fails To Control Pro-Military Propaganda In Myanmar

Facebook Fails To Control Pro-Military Propaganda In Myanmar

A rights group called the Global Witness has slammed the social media giant Facebook for using its algorithm is a certain way to have amplified the Myanmar crises. Human rights abuses in Myanmar has been

Rights groups urge global leaders to take notice of Tigray’s humanitarian crises

Rights groups urge global leaders to take notice of Tigray’s humanitarian crises

Human rights organisations have strongly urged the global leadership to take a notice of the current human rights crisis in Tigray, Ethiopia. Rights groups have written to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to bring

UN rights council launches probe into ‘crimes’ during Israel-Palestine conflict

UN rights council launches probe into ‘crimes’ during Israel-Palestine conflict

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday passed a resolution to launch an international investigation into all possible "crimes" committed during the 11-days of Israel-Palestinian conflict in Gaza. Ahead of the vote, Michelle Bachelet,

White House not alienating from Israel to condemn human rights abuses in Gaza

White House not alienating from Israel to condemn human rights abuses in Gaza

White House is not in mood of changing its stand of supporting Israel. Even after pressure from certain liberal Democrats to condemn ongoing airstrikes and aggravated operations through land and sea in Gaza that is

Human Rights Watch urges Thai authorities to probe murder of rights activist

Human Rights Watch urges Thai authorities to probe murder of rights activist

Human Rights Watch has urged Thailand authorities to immediately probe the killing of Somsak Onchuenjit, a land rights activist and lawyer, in Trang province in southern Thailand.  The international rights watchdog said successive Thai governments

COVID-19: Australia under fire over restrictions on travel from India

COVID-19: Australia under fire over restrictions on travel from India

Australia is being accused of racism for imposing strictpenalties on citizens returning from India The Australian government is facing criticism over the imposition of penaltiesand threatening jail time to citizens trying to return home from