Japan, Minority group, Uighur people, Uighur Muslims,

Japan Uighurs Association demands an explanation from companies practicing forced labor in Xinjiang

As reports revealing the forced labor of Uighurs in China continue, Uighurs in Japan and rights activists are urging Japanese companies to take note of workers’ situation and asking that more attention should be paid…

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Labour unions, United States, Latin Americans

How Central Americans shaped labour laws in the USA

The millions of workers from Central America who were working in the USA in the 80s and 90s often came together to unionise and improve working conditions all across the country. In 80s, more than…

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Migrant workers, United Nations, Libya, Antonio Guterres, Moammar Gadhafi

UN Chief highlights grave human rights abuses in migrants’ detention centres in Libya

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal to the Libyan government for closure of all the migrants’ detention centres which reportedly had been reduced to hub of human rights abuses. He emphasised how…

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Garment, labour rights, workers, coronavirus, fashion

COVID-19 risks pushing garment workers into modern slavery

Much of the hard-won rights of garment workers in Asia are being squandered away due to the economic effects of the coronavirus. The latest Modern Slavery Index released by risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft has…

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Iran, human rights, Amnesty International,

Amnesty report exposes Iran’s brutal crackdown on 2019 protestors; detainees flogged, water boarded and sexually abused

Amnesty international’s recent report exposed how the Iranian regime conducted misuse of power in its crack down on protesters in 2019. In the anti-government protests, which broke out November last year, the security forces arbitrarily…

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Singapore, migrant worker, Covid-19, dengue

Singapore Witnesses Second Bound Of Covid-19 Breakout Amongst Migrant Workers

Singapore continues to struggle in containing its Covid-19 cases, especially amongst the migrant working clusters. The virus now seems to have spread to foreign worker dormitories, which were earlier tested to be clear off the…

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United Nations, Human Rights, Labor Rights, Jordan, Teachers Syndicate Union, Arrest of Union Members, Teachers protest, Jordanian government, Education System, Freedom of Speech,

UN denounces Jordan’s decision to close the Teachers Syndicate Union and detain its officials

The U.N’s human rights office denounced Jordan’s decision to close the Teachers Syndicate Union, which hit the union’s freedom of voicing and its ability to work independently.  Police raided the Jordan Teachers Syndicate head office…

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Cuba, United Nations Human Rights Council

Why Should Cuba Be Not Included In The UN Human Rights Council?

Cuba desire to be a part of the Human Rights Council in the United Nations is become a laughable matter in the media as the country has the worst statistics when it comes to preserving…

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Mediterranean, migrant crisis, Europe

Five years since the great Migrant crisis and still hundreds are “vanishing” in the Mediterranean: An Insight into the human plight

The great migrant crisis of 2015 had witnesses thousands of people dying in their quest of a safe country to migrate and live a better life. In 2015 alone 3030 people were believed to have…

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Erdogan, TurkishLawyer, Ebru Timtik, Gezi Park demonstrations, Trial,

Stories of brave people fighting for human rights, imprisoned without water or food by today’s bloody regimes

Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik, 42, died Thursday after a hunger strike conducted in captivity for 238 days, after losing 30 kilos. Timtik was arrested in 2018 by the Erdogan regime and sentenced to 13 years…

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