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Hayat Baloch murder by Pakistan forces outrages Baloch Human Rights Council

Hayat Baloch murder by Pakistan forces outrages Baloch Human Rights Council

Cold blooded murder of Hayat Baloch, a 25 year old student by Pakistani army in Turbat, Balochistan has outraged Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC). The BHRC has urged international organizations to intervene and put a

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Top law officials in the country vacillate over the law that allows incarceration of children as young as 10 despite appeals from various quarters to increase the minimum age to 14. Australia’s Council of Attorneys-General

Police let armed men quell protests in Cote D’Ivoire

Police let armed men quell protests in Cote D’Ivoire

Pro-democracy protests in the country saw armed men attacking peaceful demonstrators as security forces looked on. In the past week, Cote D’Ivoire has seen protests against President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to stand for a third

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

How Public Protests Are Criminalized In Chile?

Chile has been facing the worst form of governance over the last decade. Come the pandemic situation and the Chilean population has faced governance that has prioritized material gains over health of the public. Calling

Why Belarus Is a Hot Bed For Human Rights Violations?

Why Belarus Is a Hot Bed For Human Rights Violations?

Crowds of civilians in Belarus have had to take to the streets as they wish to do away with dictatorship. They are done with the authoritarian leader being yet re-elected without fair elections. But the

EU suspends Cambodia’s free trade over human rights violations

EU suspends Cambodia’s free trade over human rights violations

By suspending the EBA trade scheme, the European Union hopes to pressure Cambodia into providing better political freedom in the country. Brussels has said that it was compelled to partially withdraw the tariff-free trading rights

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: People stage solo social media protests against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

#ZimbabweanLivesMatter: People stage solo social media protests against human rights abuses in Zimbabwe

The south African country of Zimbabwe is seeing country-wide solo protests on social media by Zimbabwean people against the human rights abuses in the country. Calling the Zimbabwean people to come out in support of

Roma disproportionately affected by the pandemic measures

Roma disproportionately affected by the pandemic measures

Europe’s Roma population has been “left behind” due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to human rights observers. A catchall term, the Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe who have been subjected to discrimination

Since Four Years Victims of Unlawful Detention in Eastern Ukraine are Awaiting for Justice

Since Four Years Victims of Unlawful Detention in Eastern Ukraine are Awaiting for Justice

In 2016, the Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International uncovered the practice of secretly detaining civilians by both sides of the eastern Ukraine of civilians in a report called "you don't exist". For four years

The long night in Kashmir Valley

The long night in Kashmir Valley

One year after Jammu & Kashmir lost its constitutional autonomy, the region continues to witness several human rights abuses.  Even a year after the upheavals of August 5, 2019, Kashmir still hasn’t returned to normalcy.