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UN Rights Experts flag Discrimination in ECI’s SIR exercise, seek India’s response
Three United Nations’ Special Rapporteurs have formally written to the Indian government on expressing serious concerns over alleged discrimination against the minorities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the ECI –especially in West Bengal –and seeking information on steps taken to ensure that the process aligns with India’s obligations under international human rights law
UBC confers honorary doctorate on Teesta Setalvad
Several well-known artists and activists also honoured
Refugees Matter!
What started as a health crisis has expanded, and today many of the most vulnerable – refugees and the displaced amongst them – face a pandemic of poverty.
Hundreds of Indian fishermen trapped in Iran for months, may be coming home soon
They had sent many SOS videos begging the Indian government to rescue them in March. An Indian Navy ship is likely to bring them back by July 1
Rally in Canada in support of a Sikh advocate who organized langar for Delhi CAA protesters
Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI) holds rally for D.S. Bindra
Do all Lives Matter in India?
Exposing the striking differences in the responses of Indian state as compared to the United States while dealing with police action vis a vis vulnerable groups
US Supreme Court protects LGBT+ people from discrimination at work
This is a landmark ruling protecting civil rights of the LGBT+ community and protecting them from discrimination at workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Juanita, and how I was angry with God and the United States
An Indian doctor recalls a heart-breaking story of racial targeting by the police
US slams India yet again on subject of religious freedom
International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 asks tough questions about CAA, cow vigilantism and Kashmir
SC judges issue a statement of solidarity with protests going on against violence and injustices against Black Americans: Washington
The letter condemned both the prejudices and injustices exist against the black community prevalent within the justice systems of the United States of America.
Sikh British MP demands probe into Thatcher gov’t’s role in Operation Bluestar
The Special Air Service (SAS) had reportedly ‘advised’ Indian forces prior to the operation
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