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Spyware Is Suppressing Human Rights In Bahrain

Spyware Is Suppressing Human Rights In Bahrain

Bahrain - A government client of NSO Group, the Israeli spyware maker, hacked the phone of Mohammed al-Tajer, a Bahraini lawyer once involved in human rights work in Bahrain. The 55-year-old lawyer from Bahrain was

Human Rights Commission demands action against Police brutality on protesters

Human Rights Commission demands action against Police brutality on protesters

India - On Tuesday, the National Human Rights commission urged action on Police brutality on students when they were protesting against the changes in the Railway Recruitment Board. As per a legal website, the commission

ASHA Workers March To Assembly Demanding An Increase In Minimum Wages

ASHA Workers March To Assembly Demanding An Increase In Minimum Wages

India - ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers under the umbrella of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association marched to the Assembly on Thursday seeking an increase in their minimum wages to Rs 21,000. They

30% of trade staff take time off due to mental health, finds survey

30% of trade staff take time off due to mental health, finds survey

Nearly one in three trade staff have taken time off work over the last 18 months because of their mental health and an increase in their workload. Direct Line Business Insurance surveyed 191 trade staff

UN report: France has violated rights of citizen children detained in Syrian camps

UN report: France has violated rights of citizen children detained in Syrian camps

Syria - The United Nations Child Rights Committee said on Thursday in its latest report findings that rights of French children who are detained in Syrian camps have been violated by France. In the report

Iranian Teachers Threaten Country Wide Protest Over Decadence In Pay Hike

Iranian Teachers Threaten Country Wide Protest Over Decadence In Pay Hike

Iran - Teachers in Iran have decided that they will not take it anymore as they prepare to go on strike if there demands are not finally met. Thousands of teachers have been protesting in

Migrant workers not included in ‘family day’ celebrations in Canada

Migrant workers not included in ‘family day’ celebrations in Canada

Canada - A part of Canada celebrates family day each year and they did the same on Monday but migrant workers were somehow kept away from the enjoyment. Migrant workers, farmworkers, and refugees were seen

Child Marriages Go Unnoticed In Lebanon and Syria

Child Marriages Go Unnoticed In Lebanon and Syria

Lebanon - Lebanese and Syrian underage girls are repeatedly being forced into child marriage driven out of desperation to avoid poverty and economic hardships. Signing marriage contracts, these girls are literally being sold to get

Egypt: Factory workers raise voice against non payment of wages

Egypt: Factory workers raise voice against non payment of wages

Egypt - Workers have aggressively called out their treatment in factories in Egypt after the suicide of one of the workers. Even the Egyptian security forces responded heavily to these protests on Tuesday. The security

European Union sets out plans to make firms accountable for human rights violations

European Union sets out plans to make firms accountable for human rights violations

Europe - The EU (European Union) commissioners Thierry Breton and Didier Reynders presented the Commission’s proposal on corporate sustainability due diligence in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on 23 February. The ‘Directive on Corporate Sustainability