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Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Migrant workers most vulnerable to Himalayan disasters

Search operations are underway to find the missing people following the Uttrakhand calamity on 7 February 2021. “To date, 74 bodies have been found but 130 people still are missing,” said Swati S. Bhaduria, district

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

Rights groups voice Houthis crime against women, Yemeni model’s abduction reflects scale of horror

The height of Houthis’s crime against women can be gauged from the recent abduction of Yemeni model and actress, Entesar Al-Hammadi. Al-Hammadi, along with her two friends got kidnapped from Sanaa by the Iran-backed militant

British Embassy Bangkok exhibits British EV and future smart city solutions

British Embassy Bangkok exhibits British EV and future smart city solutions

The British Embassy in Thailand facilitated an event exhibiting smart city solutions and British EV innovation, fortifying partnerships and relations with Thailand on 30 March 2021.  The United Kingdom has been carrying out activities and

Myanmar: Global call for protecting people fleeing violence

Myanmar: Global call for protecting people fleeing violence

The International Commission of Jurists has raised concerns over human rights violations in Myanmar. The Commission's Karnataka (India) section has called for protection and shelter for people fleeing Myanmar in the wake of intensifying military

UK provides one-year free visa extension for foreign frontline health workers

UK provides one-year free visa extension for foreign frontline health workers

On Friday, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the government would be granting free visa extension to all foreign frontline workers, working in the healthcare sector. The British government has decided to provide free

New UN resolution recognises link between human rights and environment: Arnold Kreilhuber

New UN resolution recognises link between human rights and environment: Arnold Kreilhuber

United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a resolution that presses upon a need for a human-rights-based approach to conserve and restore natural spaces.  Arnold Kreilhuber, the Acting Director of the United Nations Environment

New Zealand’s migrant workers urge PM to end their agony of family separation

New Zealand’s migrant workers urge PM to end their agony of family separation

The migrant workers in New Zealand suffered months of emotional stress as they were separated from family as immigration visa applications were halted in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and there is no news

Washington State in the US passes historic overtime bill: equal labor rights for agriculture workers

Washington State in the US passes historic overtime bill: equal labor rights for agriculture workers

Agriculture bill to provide farm workers with overtime compensation is a rarity – and by passing this law Washington state in the United States of America has opportunity to become the second state to provide

Mozambique to probe human rights violations in Cabo Delgado

Mozambique to probe human rights violations in Cabo Delgado

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday said that human rights violations by members of the Security and Defence Forces on civilian population will not be tolerated. The President announced that a detailed investigation will be

Britain Criticized Over Migrant Workers Ill-treatment In Agriculture Farms

Britain Criticized Over Migrant Workers Ill-treatment In Agriculture Farms

Migrant workers are having a tough time dealing with slave like conditions that have been created for them at the various British farm lands. The torture and exploitation has been exasperated by the Covid-19 situation.