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Human rights groups urge athletes to boycott Beijing Olympics

A coalition of human rights groups said that continued human rights violations by China had left them with no option but to seek a complete boycott of next year’s Winter Olympics to be held in…

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ICMR reveals the spread of coronavirus in India through religious gatherings

The Indian Council of Medical Research reveals that variants that are held responsible for the resurgence of covid cases in India were introduced by foreign travellers and domestically were spread within the country by migrant…

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Protestors mark disappearance of Panchen Lama in front of Chinese embassy in London

China has for years claimed its right on Tibet and in the fight between Tibetian people and the Chinese authorities, 26 years ago today, Panchen Lama went missing from the territory of Tibet. Earlier on…

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NHRC issues notice to Centre, Bihar, UP govts over bodies floating in Ganga

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh governments on complaints about several dead bodies found floating in the river Ganga in districts of…

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Revelation of Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang targeting Uyghur imams poses a new human rights challenge

A research undertaken and compiled by Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) has unmasked a new dimension to the abuse against Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province of China. The crackdown by China since 2014 has…

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Human rights groups urge Biden administration to include human rights issues in its Iran policy in a joint letter

 On May 10, a coalition of human rights organizations including PEN America and Centre for Human Rights in Iran sent a joint letter to President of United States of America, Joe Biden. The letter urges…

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Nurses, frontliners call for better pay, union rights in Wisconsin

Hundreds of nurses and healthcare workers gathered outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Saturday to raise their concerns about unfavourable working conditions in hospitals. On the occasion of Nurses Week 2021, SEIU Healthcare…

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Seafarers situation at risk warns UN agencies amid Covid-19 surge

Situation of Seafarers has been put at risk after it was found that a crew was stranded at sea due to covid-19 restrictions and the United Nations agencies fear that it could further escalate the…

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Latin America, Caribbean are facing human rights exploitation, suggests UN rights chief

The concerns of human rights exploitation in Latin America were brought into view last year and this year, even the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed his concerns regarding the atrocities…

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Human Rights Watch urges Thai authorities to probe murder of rights activist

Human Rights Watch has urged Thailand authorities to immediately probe the killing of Somsak Onchuenjit, a land rights activist and lawyer, in Trang province in southern Thailand.  The international rights watchdog said successive Thai governments…

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