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The UN calls on Europe to give priority to the human rights of migrants and refugees

The UN calls on Europe to give priority to the human rights of migrants and refugees

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for urgent action to address the dire situation of migrants trying to cross the central Mediterranean and the shocking conditions they face in Libya

Cambodian Labour Law Amendments To Hurt Workers

Cambodian Labour Law Amendments To Hurt Workers

A labour law drafted last month by the Cambodian government may hurt workers after all. According to confirmed reports, there is a move to do away with some employee bonuses and holiday entitlements. This move,

Italian Embassy in Tunisia announces its temporary closure due to coronavirus

Italian Embassy in Tunisia announces its temporary closure due to coronavirus

The new coronavirus is putting diplomacy and the lives of diplomatic personnel in many countries in difficulty. The Italian Embassy in Tunis announced its temporary closure due to the coronavirus emergency, after some of its

Nagaland Moves Towards Self Sufficiency To Support Returning Migrants

Nagaland Moves Towards Self Sufficiency To Support Returning Migrants

As most countries that have received back their migrant ones, Nagaland is also trying to find ways of creating employment for their lot. Towards this, Nagaland has launched a livelihood generation scheme for the returning

Ethiopian migrants living through cruelty as three die in Saudi Arabia detention center – Amnesty International

Ethiopian migrants living through cruelty as three die in Saudi Arabia detention center – Amnesty International

Human rights group Amnesty International reports death of at least three migrants who were among thousands of these migrants housed in detention centers in Saudi Arabia. The group says of inhumane and cruel conditions in

Marking the Gandhi Jayanti Indian Embassy in Madagascar goes solar

Marking the Gandhi Jayanti Indian Embassy in Madagascar goes solar

Indian Embassy in Madagascar is set to get solar power plant on October 2 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The solar plant is set to be inaugurated at Indian Embassy by

In Turkey the Green Party is reborn to protect nature and human rights

In Turkey the Green Party is reborn to protect nature and human rights

In Turkey, 110 activists led by the journalist Dogan Urbarli have reconstituted the Yesiller Partisi, the Turkish "Green Party". Nature in Turkey is under attack. The country signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, but

Riyadh, Dhaka initiate efforts to send stranded Bangladeshi workers to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Dhaka initiate efforts to send stranded Bangladeshi workers to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian embassy in Dhaka has announced that it will renew the visas of thousands of Bangladeshi workers who got stranded in their home country in the aftermath of Coronavirus-induced lockdown. At the same time,

Why Korea Should Absorb Stranded Migrants Workers Into Needing Sectors

Why Korea Should Absorb Stranded Migrants Workers Into Needing Sectors

Jobless migrant workers in South Korea are awaiting some kind of help to get back home. With no flights available, they remain stranded in the foreign country due to the Covid-19 created havoc. A demonstration

US Secretary of State Pompeo appeals Pope Francis to call out human rights violations in China

US Secretary of State Pompeo appeals Pope Francis to call out human rights violations in China

On Wednesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appealed to Vatican to call out China for its continued practice of human rights violations in Xinjiang province and abuse of religious freedom by attacking Uyghur Muslim