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Mental Health Day 2021 Calls for Equality to Serve Human Rights

Mental Health Day 2021 Calls for Equality to Serve Human Rights

Geneva, Switzerland - When we talk about equality, it is mostly related to physical availability of rights or fighting for the rights which are more identifiable by nature but we fail to acknowledge the importance

Nagaland’s domestic workers: muzzled agony

Nagaland’s domestic workers: muzzled agony

Nagaland, India - Covid-19 pandemic has whipped nations’ economy and struck a havoc on livelihoods. Some professions are at the worst receiving end than others. Domestic workers have always been the silent bearers of discrimination

UNHCR condemns killing of six migrants by guards at the detention centre in Libya

UNHCR condemns killing of six migrants by guards at the detention centre in Libya

Libya - On Friday, Libyan guards shot dead six African migrant workers in a detention centre in Tripoli. The UNHCR said, "We condemn the incident; the shooting has generated widespread fear and panic between refugees

Hong Kong Legislative passed Anti-Doxxing Bill to safeguard Privacy but limiting Human Freedom Rights

Hong Kong Legislative passed Anti-Doxxing Bill to safeguard Privacy but limiting Human Freedom Rights

Hong Kong - On Wednesday, Hong Kong's legislature passed a privacy law tackling "doxxing" law. It simply means that public release of information identifying an individual or organization, could be used to protect those in

Migrant worker died on site in Kerala, protest for safety spurs in labor community

Migrant worker died on site in Kerala, protest for safety spurs in labor community

Kerala, India - A migrant worker was killed after a concrete wall collapsed on a group of workers who were engaged in drainage work in Kaloor, Kerala, India. It was brought forward that all the workers

Increasing crackdown in Cambodia a threat to fundamental human rights: UNHRC

Increasing crackdown in Cambodia a threat to fundamental human rights: UNHRC

Cambodia - Cambodian government’s increasing crackdown and suppression of political opponents, critics and activists is violating fundamental human rights of the people, said UN monitors probing human rights crisis in Cambodia. The report on stifling

Platform Workers Seek Proper Labor Laws From European Commission

Platform Workers Seek Proper Labor Laws From European Commission

Europe - Aggregator runners for delivery apps like Deliveroo and Uber are now seeking better pay and basic labor rights. It’s the turn of European runners to ask for their rights as they gathered in

Nigerian workers lose their job as UAE government denies their work permit

Nigerian workers lose their job as UAE government denies their work permit

United Arab Emirates(UAE) - Near to 500 Nigerian migrant workers have lost their job in UAE as their government denies work permits. Since July this year, Nigerian have been complaining that were especially being targeted

Children of migrant workers yet to find their way back to schools post government’s announcement

Children of migrant workers yet to find their way back to schools post government’s announcement

Karnataka - Dakshina Kannada District had announced its decision to resume classes from class six to ten but as per reports not everybody has returned to the schools. The report in local media shows that

Rohingya refugee activists targeted, HRW demands action

Rohingya refugee activists targeted, HRW demands action

Bangladesh - Global human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch has urged the Bangladeshi authorities and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members to take required measures urgently to protect Rohingya refugee activists. The leaders and