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AFSPA represents violation of human rights, Nagaland population stress

AFSPA represents violation of human rights, Nagaland population stress

India - AFSPA is a security move which has not been well received by that particular region’s people and as per experts, rightly so, because the law prohibits a lot of the activities under AFSPA

Concerns of Forced labor in Japan as Thai prisoners pressurized to make fish nets

Concerns of Forced labor in Japan as Thai prisoners pressurized to make fish nets

Japan - Not only are there serious concerns of labor rights violations in Japan but there are also concerns about prison rights. As per a report, Japan is witnessing a surge in cases of forceful

New Zealand struggles to bring balance to policies related to migrant workers

New Zealand struggles to bring balance to policies related to migrant workers

New Zealand - The plight of migrant workers in New Zealand is increasing with the workload they are having to bear as whatever policies the government is implementing or suggesting are only leading to further

Russian Oldest HR Centre Asked To Be Closed On Trumped Up Charges

Russian Oldest HR Centre Asked To Be Closed On Trumped Up Charges

Russia - In a shocking move, the Russian Supreme court has asked a prominent human rights group to liquidate itself and close down. Along with the International Memorial Society, its sister concern, the Memorial Human

Coronavirus pandemic leads to increase in domestic violence cases; violence is a new normal

Coronavirus pandemic leads to increase in domestic violence cases; violence is a new normal

Jordan - The global rise of the coronavirus and the Omicron variant led to the revival of movement restrictions, school closures and economic uncertainty. This led to intensifying the conditions of domestic abuse. Since the

Funeral Agencies Harass Migrant Families In Kerala

Funeral Agencies Harass Migrant Families In Kerala

India - In the most inhuman way, funeral services in Kerala are making money of the deceased migrants. Funeral agencies are troubling and harassing bereaved families when their deceased migrant family members are transported back

Labor rights violations in Foxconn forced Apple to put the Indian iPhone maker on probation

Labor rights violations in Foxconn forced Apple to put the Indian iPhone maker on probation

Taiwan - Only a few months have passed since Apple made India its manufacturer for the Iphone and in such a short duration, it has managed to upset the tech giant for labor rights issues.

Maintaining a work-life balance; More people in Texas are quitting jobs

Maintaining a work-life balance; More people in Texas are quitting jobs

Texas - More people in Texas are quitting their jobs for maintaining their work-life balance. Nearly 1 million Texans quit their jobs in September and October. It’s called “the great resignation.” The U.S. Bureau of

Maharashtra: 30 rescued from bonded labour from Kolhapur

Maharashtra: 30 rescued from bonded labour from Kolhapur

India - Madhya Pradesh’s Guna police rescued 30 bonded labourers from the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Madhya Pradesh Bandhua Mukti Morcha (BMM) told police about the condition of the bonded labourers in Kolhapur. BMM’s Guna

Crackdown on free thought: Russia’s court shuts down oldest human rights group in country

Crackdown on free thought: Russia’s court shuts down oldest human rights group in country

Russia - Russia continues to blow the right to independent thought, freedom to expression and free speech in the country. In the latest blow to human rights, Supreme Court of Russia has ordered shuttering down