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HRW report details extent of coronavirus outbreaks in Qatar central prison

HRW report details extent of coronavirus outbreaks in Qatar central prison

A new report from the Human Rights Watch (HRW) is providing the first snapshot of the extent of coronavirus outbreaks in Doha central jail, where hundreds of inmates and staff have tested positive to COVID-19.

How to deal with Digital Overdrive – A real time problem amid lockdown

How to deal with Digital Overdrive – A real time problem amid lockdown

With over two months of being under lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic, we all are stuck at home. Children are attending online school and haven’t seen the playground, and adults are juggling their home and

The tragedy of migrant workers in Lebanon

The tragedy of migrant workers in Lebanon

The suicide of a Filipino migrant worker in Beirut raises new doubts on the migrants' conditions in Lebanon. In the Country, the COVID-19 restrictions measures exacerbated the economic crisis. The victim died, on May 24,

How Hacking Helped Harassed Workers In Ohio Handle Covid-19 Crisis

How Hacking Helped Harassed Workers In Ohio Handle Covid-19 Crisis

The State of Ohio was using unfair means to target those employees that were refusing to work in the Covid-19 pandemic crises without being guaranteed health benefits. It was using a fictitious Covid-19 website to

Lebanon Refuses To Help Migrant Workers Return Home

Lebanon Refuses To Help Migrant Workers Return Home

The life of some 2.5 million migrant workers in Lebanon hasn’t become any easier in the pandemic times. The earlier exploitation of low wages, long working hours and no labour law protection is place has

COVID-19: ICMR ramps up testing citing massive influx of migrants

COVID-19: ICMR ramps up testing citing massive influx of migrants

Taking into consideration the current massive movement of migrants and their return to home states, Union Health Ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended to ramp up the testing for COVID-19. States

Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’, UN officials say

Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’, UN officials say

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence in the world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, that has left hundreds of dead across 28 villages in Jonglei State,

Coronavirus: Struggles of maintaining work life balance amid new topsy-turvy normal

Coronavirus: Struggles of maintaining work life balance amid new topsy-turvy normal

The trying times of coronavirus has turned our lives upside-down. With the lockdown imposed in most of the nations across the world to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, work from home has emerged as

Government being called for scraping off NHS surcharges for migrant workers, called as ‘moral injustice’

Government being called for scraping off NHS surcharges for migrant workers, called as ‘moral injustice’

Migrant activists and organizations are requesting the government to extend NHS surcharge waiver to all migrant workers including teachers, bus drivers and charity workers. This is after Boris Johnson government, taking a policy U- turn,

How Migrant Workers Continue To Travel To England And Germany In Lockdown Times

How Migrant Workers Continue To Travel To England And Germany In Lockdown Times

Self isolation is a privilege for many Europeans who are living and getting supplies even though they are home bound. The ones who are not getting to practice social distancing and protect themselves from exposure