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Hong Kong’s courts refuse to come to aid of domestic workers

Hong Kong’s courts refuse to come to aid of domestic workers

By not overturning the rule that forces foreign domestic workers to live with their families, Hong Kong’s courts perpetuate the exploitative and abusive environment in which these women languish. On September 21, Nancy Almorin Lubiano

Indian Embassy: India provides INR 96 crore as post-earthquake assistance to Nepal

Indian Embassy: India provides INR 96 crore as post-earthquake assistance to Nepal

The Deputy Chief of Mission at Indian Embassy, Namgyal Khampa handed over a cheque of INR 96 crore or 1.54 billion Nepalese Rupees to Shishir Kumar Dhungana, Secretary at Nepal’s Ministry of Finance. The Indian

Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran the struggle for human right ends in hospital

Nasrin Sotoudeh, in Iran the struggle for human right ends in hospital

It was her fortieth day on a hunger strike in Evin prison. Last week, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iran's best-known human rights lawyer, was hospitalized with a heart attack. Her husband, Reza Khandan, made it known with

China is distinctly growing mass labor program in Tibet, Reuter’s exclusive report states

China is distinctly growing mass labor program in Tibet, Reuter’s exclusive report states

The history and reports of China's human rights violations in Xinjiang have prompted growing worldwide criticism. The Chinese authorities are compelling a developing number of Tibetan rural workers off the land, an exclusive Reuter's report

UN migration official calls out on Bosnia authorities who are exposing migrants to suffering

UN migration official calls out on Bosnia authorities who are exposing migrants to suffering

 A UN migration official on Thursday called on the Bosnian authorities for leaving out the migrants in the country unattended and neglected. With approaching harsh weather conditions in the country, the conditions of migrants who

Kenya Takes Reform In Its Own Hands

Kenya Takes Reform In Its Own Hands

The constant state of restrain and control over civilians has made the Kenyan police to resort to violent ways of handling the disgruntled crowds. Four different human rights groups in Kenya have complaint against police

How women are bearing the burden of maintaining work life balance during pandemic

How women are bearing the burden of maintaining work life balance during pandemic

Coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented times. Never have before three most important aspects of our lives, work, school and family life, operated from a single venue, our home. But this has become the new normal

Philippines Move To Take Care Of Its Overseas Returns

Philippines Move To Take Care Of Its Overseas Returns

The Philippines government is now moving towards self reliance as it makes arrangement for its own to return back to their land.  More than 300,000 Filipinos have returned from overseas without any reassurance of being

Bangladesh Migrant Workers To Go Back To Kingdom To Resume Work Soon

Bangladesh Migrant Workers To Go Back To Kingdom To Resume Work Soon

Migrant workers in Bangladesh have taken a sigh of relief as they have been heard and given solutions to their plights. Talking to the Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, workers expressed their

U.S. embassy in Libya welcomes the reopening of the energy sector

U.S. embassy in Libya welcomes the reopening of the energy sector

The Embassy of United States in Libya released today a new statement commenting the apparent Libyan agreement to reopen the energy sector, which has been blocked from several months. The US embassy welcomed the fact