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What are the top 10 happiest countries in the world: World Happiness Report 2022

What are the top 10 happiest countries in the world: World Happiness Report 2022

Finland has been identified as the happiest country in the world in the recently released World Happiness Report 2022. On March 18, 2022 the 10th edition of report was released that listed Finland as happiest

Child Marriage Averted In Telangana; Minor Girl Rescued By Rachakonda SHE Teams

Child Marriage Averted In Telangana; Minor Girl Rescued By Rachakonda SHE Teams

India - The Rachakonda Police She Team from the Choutuppal division and District Child Protection officials averted a child marriage on Tuesday. They rescued a minor girl from getting married. The incident took place in

Human Trafficking Rampant Across India Bangladesh Border  

Human Trafficking Rampant Across India Bangladesh Border  

Bangladesh - Human trafficking has become rampant on the India-Bangladesh border; a difficult truth that surfaced only recently in great detail post the Jahangirpuri riots. A Bangladeshi angle has surfaced in the riots that took

Afghan Women Strive for Their Rights, In Return They Get Kidnapped, Hurt or Killed

Afghan Women Strive for Their Rights, In Return They Get Kidnapped, Hurt or Killed

Afghanistan - Women in Afghanistan are in great danger. They are continuously struggling for their rights on the streets. While many women are just trying to stay alive. If they raise their voice, they either

Alarming Number Of Women Disappear In Mexico  

Alarming Number Of Women Disappear In Mexico  

Mexico - Women are not safe in Mexico; and this can be made more evident from the alarming rate at which they are disappearing from streets and parking lots. Statistics confirm, it is more teenager

Bangladesh Denies Authenticity Of American HR 2021 Report

Bangladesh Denies Authenticity Of American HR 2021 Report

Bangladesh - The 2021 Human Rights report published by the United States has been rubbished by Bangladesh. Dhaka has completely denied the authenticity of the report. It has denied any wrongdoing of forced disappearances, extrajudicial

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza denied permission to meet their sons

Gaza - Dozens of mothers of prisoners in Gaza ,a Palestinian enclave on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, were denied permission to meet their sons. On April 17, when Palestinians commemorate Prisoners’ Day,

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

Farmers Worried Over Lowering Colorado River Water

United States - The worst kind of human rights and labor issues have cropped up in Arizona where farmers are being hit by water cuts, empty canals and dead cotton fields. The lands are drought

NHRC Directs Center, All States & UTs to Confront the LGBTQ Community Issues

NHRC Directs Center, All States & UTs to Confront the LGBTQ Community Issues

India - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a directive to the Center, all states, including Odisha, and the Union Territories, to address the critical concerns affecting the LGBTQ community. Radhakanta Tripathy, an

Cruel policy in Japan forces pregnant women to quit the job

Cruel policy in Japan forces pregnant women to quit the job

Japan - A worker with Japan's "technical intern" programme revealed that her supervisors suggested her an abortion when she told them about her pregnancy. The supervisors also pressured her to quit the job because of