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West 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 in Rampurhat, West Bengal, on March 21. He said, "Human rights are in decimation and

Iranian 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 Iran. But this has exposed the underbelly of the Iranian regime. According to a recent

Argentina’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 ‘rape culture’. The incident has prompted fresh and invigorated calls for men to play a

Children 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 children have already crossed borders as refugees into neighbouring countries because of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Sri 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 of the country witnessing a civil war, Sri Lankan government has continued to use Prevention

Venezuela 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 has discovered that the Venezuelan government has failed to keep its promise and persecute human

Afghanistan: Humanitarian urgency as country plunges into extreme hunger crisis

Afghanistan: Humanitarian urgency as country plunges into extreme hunger crisis

Afghanistan - is witnessing one of the worst humanitarian crisis of current times – the country is struggling under extreme hunger crisis. “Children in the provinces – they are only skin on bones now –

Europe: Russian linked petitions canceled by rights groups

Europe: Russian linked petitions canceled by rights groups

Europe - Post Russia’s exit from the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights has held all the petitions against Mexico on Wednesday. The court is the judicial arm of the body that

Baloch Human Rights Group Alarmed Over Enforced Disappearances In Balochistan; Group Staged Protest Against Pakistan

Baloch Human Rights Group Alarmed Over Enforced Disappearances In Balochistan; Group Staged Protest Against Pakistan

Pakistan - The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) protested at Broken Chair in Geneva, Switzerland, against Pakistan over enforced disappearances in Balochistan and the rest of the country. Nearly 20 people participated in the demonstration.

Calls for investigation into Ecuador police abuse during peaceful protests on Women’s Day

Calls for investigation into Ecuador police abuse during peaceful protests on Women’s Day

Ecuador - The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has said that Ecuadorian police had responded in a rather violent manner with excessive force to break up the peaceful protests on March 8, International Women’s Day.