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Aware of discrimination but Koreans continue to levy inequity against migrants

Aware of discrimination but Koreans continue to levy inequity against migrants

Korea - Migrant workers in Korea are subjected to harsh discrimination at workplace and also in regular demeanor of treatment. Unfortunately and quite surprisingly, this is despite a fair amount of awareness among Koreans about

Why Is Congress Pushing For Amendment Of Rajasthan Child Marriage Registration Bill?

Why Is Congress Pushing For Amendment Of Rajasthan Child Marriage Registration Bill?

Rajasthan, India - Marking the International Girl Child Day, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has withdrawn the controversial Child Marriage Registration Bill, that would have certified child marriage. The bill contained a provision related to

Mental Health Day 2021 Calls for Equality to Serve Human Rights

Mental Health Day 2021 Calls for Equality to Serve Human Rights

Geneva, Switzerland - When we talk about equality, it is mostly related to physical availability of rights or fighting for the rights which are more identifiable by nature but we fail to acknowledge the importance

UNHCR condemns killing of six migrants by guards at the detention centre in Libya

UNHCR condemns killing of six migrants by guards at the detention centre in Libya

Libya - On Friday, Libyan guards shot dead six African migrant workers in a detention centre in Tripoli. The UNHCR said, "We condemn the incident; the shooting has generated widespread fear and panic between refugees

Hong Kong Legislative passed Anti-Doxxing Bill to safeguard Privacy but limiting Human Freedom Rights

Hong Kong Legislative passed Anti-Doxxing Bill to safeguard Privacy but limiting Human Freedom Rights

Hong Kong - On Wednesday, Hong Kong's legislature passed a privacy law tackling "doxxing" law. It simply means that public release of information identifying an individual or organization, could be used to protect those in

Increasing crackdown in Cambodia a threat to fundamental human rights: UNHRC

Increasing crackdown in Cambodia a threat to fundamental human rights: UNHRC

Cambodia - Cambodian government’s increasing crackdown and suppression of political opponents, critics and activists is violating fundamental human rights of the people, said UN monitors probing human rights crisis in Cambodia. The report on stifling

Nigerian workers lose their job as UAE government denies their work permit

Nigerian workers lose their job as UAE government denies their work permit

United Arab Emirates(UAE) - Near to 500 Nigerian migrant workers have lost their job in UAE as their government denies work permits. Since July this year, Nigerian have been complaining that were especially being targeted

Rohingya refugee activists targeted, HRW demands action

Rohingya refugee activists targeted, HRW demands action

Bangladesh - Global human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch has urged the Bangladeshi authorities and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members to take required measures urgently to protect Rohingya refugee activists. The leaders and

Egypt Releases Human Rights Document To Avoid Backlash From America

Egypt Releases Human Rights Document To Avoid Backlash From America

Egypt - Egypt has finally released a human rights strategy for the first time in decades in September under quite a lot of criticism. The country is known for having throttled free press and speech

Singapore Migrant Workers Start To Prioritize Mental Health Issues Post Covid19

Singapore Migrant Workers Start To Prioritize Mental Health Issues Post Covid19

Singapore - Like most of the world remains unaware of mental health issues, migrant workers in Singapore are worst effected due to being marooned away from home and hit by economic crises too. In order