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Vienna Echoes Tibetan Cries For Human Rights  

Vienna Echoes Tibetan Cries For Human Rights  

China - Vienna had a different flavor to the 63rd Tibetan Uprising Day when a demonstration was organized by the Tibetan Diaspora in Vienna in front of the Chinese embassy, protesting against the treatment of

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.

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

Mental Health of human rights workers, journalists at risk in Myanmar

Mental Health of human rights workers, journalists at risk in Myanmar

Myanmar - Given the present state of Myanmar, it is not shocking that journalists, human rights workers, officials working towards re-establishing democracy and porters are the ones suffering the most. However, more than the physical

Ukrainian war forces 1.5 million to fled country in last 10 days

Ukrainian war forces 1.5 million to fled country in last 10 days

Ukraine - is struggling under a “senseless war” that is just bringing catastrophe and humanitarian crisis all around. On Sunday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said that the total number of Ukrainians that

Lebanon: Children’s education is being affected by the economic crisis

Lebanon: Children’s education is being affected by the economic crisis

Lebanon - More than 700,000 children are at risk of never returning to a classroom in Lebanon due to rising poverty. Many children have dropped out of school to engage in child labour or get

Human Rights groups come together in Afghanistan to protect citizens

Human Rights groups come together in Afghanistan to protect citizens

Afghanistan - Human Rights are at serious risk in Afghanistan which has made several human rights groups to come together and be a part of an alliance that will ensure practice and security of their