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Taliban Target LGBT Community In Afghanistan: HRW Report

Taliban Target LGBT Community In Afghanistan: HRW Report

Afghanistan - The Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Afghanistan is facing grave threats to their safety and lives under the Taliban. Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Out Right Action International released a

Why Burmese Migrants Are Being Detained By Thai Authorities?

Why Burmese Migrants Are Being Detained By Thai Authorities?

Thailand - It has become common practice for the Thai authorities to apprehend Myanmar migrants. Mostly, their movement happens from the border and they are held captive while they struggle to move towards greener pastures

Mexico press struggles amid hostile environment and recent wave of murders

Mexico press struggles amid hostile environment and recent wave of murders

Mexico - is known to be hostile, exceedingly and aggressively so, against its journalists. As the journalists try to function in a dangerous environment wherein, they are in constant war against forces that attempt to

Have labor reforms in Vietnam been successful?

Have labor reforms in Vietnam been successful?

Vietnam - Since 2019, Vietnam has been introducing several policies with labor reforms to cater to the increasing labor rights issues in the country.  The small Asian nation came under scanner for violating labor rights

Vietnamese intern abuse case: Japan orders probe

Vietnamese intern abuse case: Japan orders probe

Japan - ordered the immigration agency to investigate the violent workplace abuse of a Vietnamese intern. The Justice Minister of Japan, Yoshihisa Furukawa on Tuesday ordered the probe. A Vietnamese intern suffered because of a

Why Is EU Promoting Specialised Anti-Migrant Training Programmes?

Why Is EU Promoting Specialised Anti-Migrant Training Programmes?

Europe - A controversial European Union training programme does not seem to go out of commission, despite the fact that it has been seen to mistreat migrants found entering into various parts of Europe illegally.

Fed up with one sided rulings, this year no one can delay labor uprising in South Korea

Fed up with one sided rulings, this year no one can delay labor uprising in South Korea

South Korea - is a huge man power driven country. The market in which the country excels requires large numbers of people in the manufacturing sector and hence they are dependent on daily wages especially

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakh security under scanner to use excessive force people

Kazakhstan - Human Rights Watch released a report pointing at the extremism practiced by Kazakah security. They have been accused of using excessive force on more than one occasion and the most recent and lethal

Corruption And Human Rights Abuses Increased Across The World Amid Covid-19: Transparency International Ranking

Corruption And Human Rights Abuses Increased Across The World Amid Covid-19: Transparency International Ranking

The global fight against corruption is declining. 86 per cent of countries are making no progress in tackling corruption. Several governments are accused of using the pandemic to erode human rights and democracy. Transparency International’s

Oriya Migrant Workers Exploited In Telangana

Oriya Migrant Workers Exploited In Telangana

India - Exploitation of Oriya migrant workers is not new. Recently, as many as 65 migrant workers including women and children have found themselves trapped in a brick kiln in Telangana, Hyderabad. They were being