Human rights

Study: childbirth abuse is a critical human rights and healthcare issueStudy: childbirth abuse is a critical human rights and healthcare issue

Study: childbirth abuse is a critical human rights and healthcare issue

Dignity and Respect in Maternity Care, a supplement has shone light on how women and their newborn babies are being…

March 25, 2022
African Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment, Says Human Rights LawyerAfrican Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment, Says Human Rights Lawyer

African Union Leaders Have Failed To Implement Human Rights Commitment, Says Human Rights Lawyer

West Africa - Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, said that African Union (AU) leaders have failed to implement their human…

March 25, 2022
HRW asks America to stop Haitian deportation to their homelandHRW asks America to stop Haitian deportation to their homeland

HRW asks America to stop Haitian deportation to their homeland

United States - In the wake of grave danger to their lives, human rights watch urged the United States to…

March 24, 2022
Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil NaduEleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

Eleven bonded labourers rescued from the tree cutting unit in Tamil Nadu

India - Eleven workers were confined as bonded labourers at a pine tree cutting unit in Mannur near Sriperumbudur in…

March 23, 2022
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat KillingsWest Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Says ‘Human Rights Decimated’ In State After Rampurhat Killings

India - West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed deep pain on the recent incident of the killing of 10 people…

March 23, 2022
Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN ReportIranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iranian Executed 280 People In 2021 Without Judicial Procedures: UN Report

Iran - After six years of a harrowing jail ordeal, the Iranian- British citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released by…

March 23, 2022
Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violenceArgentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina’s gang rape invigorates calls for men to play bigger role to fight gender biased violence

Argentina - is burning in anguish over recent gang rape in broad daylight, brining the spotlight on the country’s prevalent…

March 22, 2022
Children fleeing war in Ukraine at risk of trafficking and exploitation: UNICEFChildren fleeing war in Ukraine at risk of trafficking and exploitation: UNICEF

Children fleeing war in Ukraine at risk of trafficking and exploitation: UNICEF

Ukraine - Children fleeing war in Ukraine are at risk of human trafficking and exploitation. More than half a million…

March 21, 2022
Sri Lanka’s constant neglect for UN’s warnings on human rightsSri Lanka’s constant neglect for UN’s warnings on human rights

Sri Lanka’s constant neglect for UN’s warnings on human rights

Sri Lankan - Human rights are put to test every day in Sri Lanka. Even after a decade is over…

March 21, 2022
Venezuela Continues To Ignore Human Right Violations: UN ReportVenezuela Continues To Ignore Human Right Violations: UN Report

Venezuela Continues To Ignore Human Right Violations: UN Report

Venezuela - In its latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, a three-member Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela…

March 20, 2022