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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.

Unfair Trial Sees More Political Prisoners In Cambodia  

Unfair Trial Sees More Political Prisoners In Cambodia  

Cambodia - A Cambodian court has now convicted some 19 politicians from the Opposition party along with activists that had instrumental in an unfair trial that was focused on defaming the PM Hun Sen and

Russia no more a watchdog of human rights at the Council of Europe

Russia no more a watchdog of human rights at the Council of Europe

Russia - On Tuesday, Russia announced its decision of quitting the Council of Europe as a human rights watchdog in the region. This after neighbors and other European nations have been objecting to Moscow's move

Formula 1 ignoring humans rights abuse in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix

Formula 1 ignoring humans rights abuse in Bahrain ahead of Grand Prix

Bahrain - Ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season-opener in Bahrain, human rights activists have accused the Formula 1 organizer of ignoring the human rights abuse in the country. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and

Farmworkers forced to work on Human Rights Day in Limpopo

Farmworkers forced to work on Human Rights Day in Limpopo

South Africa - A farm business in Limpopo, the northernmost province of South Africa, is planning to force its employees to report for duty on Human Rights Day. The workers said that Spiff Chicken, an

Largest mass execution in decades: Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in single day

Largest mass execution in decades: Saudi Arabia executes 81 people in single day

Saudi Arabia - On Saturday, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in a span of 24 hours, thereby exceeding its record execution number in 2021 and becoming the largest mass execution carried out in

Russian Attack On Ukrainian Health Facilities Termed as ‘Unconscionable Act of Cruelty’

Russian Attack On Ukrainian Health Facilities Termed as ‘Unconscionable Act of Cruelty’

Russia - Attack by Russia on Ukrainian healthcare facilities is being termed as ‘an act of unconscionable cruelty’ by top UN officials, a report has confirmed. As the onslaught on Ukraine reached its fourth week,

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.