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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.

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