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New York: Support Bill to end caste discrimination, campaign intensifies
Last week, May 6, the move to get caste equity bills pushed in New York state, received a push with a group of 50+ inter-faith coalitions, led by Dalit leaders and advocates met with several legislators
UN human rights experts express alarm at Manipur violence, India disagrees
The eighteen experts, almost all of whom are special rapporteurs working with the UN Human Rights Council, have made note of the fact-finding missions to Manipur are being harassed for their work documenting rights violations
Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan under the Taliban
Under Taliban rule, women's rights have been systematically suppressed, suffocating every aspect of their lives.
France Bans the Abaya in Its Schools
The Muslim response sadly is again about demanding exceptionalism
Anti-caste discrimination bill, with some changes, passed by California Assembly
The anti-caste discrimination bill, #SB403 was finally passed in the California Assembly
Pakistan: an ailing democracy
Will the people of Pakistan succeed in reclaiming democracy and saving their country from what many believe is a journey from a 'rogue state' to a 'failed state'?
Manipur violence: EU Parliament “denounces the nationalistic rhetoric deployed by leading members of the BJP party”
European Parliament adopts a motion on the Manipur violence, condemning the violence and property destruction, meanwhile Indian government claims it to be an “internal matter.”
White House condemns trolling of journalist who questioned PM Narendra Modi on minority rights
'It’s unacceptable,' said John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications in the White House
Poster-boy of ‘Hindutva’, Assam CM targets, Himanto Biswas Sarma threatens ex-US President with Islamophobic Slur: ‘Hussain Obama’
Barrack Obama had earlier said that if US President Joe Biden meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then the protection of the Muslim minority in a majority Hindu India is 'something worth mentioning.'
PM Modi met with criticism, pushback during US visit
Apart from the rosy, festive picture painted by the India’s electronic media, Modi met with a slew of street protests and some pushback from US lawmakers as well
Former US President Obama says protection of Muslim minorities in India ‘worth mentioning’: Biden-Modi meet
These remarks comes at a time when PM Modi is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden at White House.
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Rule of Law
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Rule of Law
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