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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
Indian feminists condemn George Floyd’s murder
Statement by a collective said that the incident reminded them of police complicity in brutal attacks on Indian minorities
Facebook refuses to take down Trump’s inciting statement, faces backlash from employees and civil rights leaders
Trump had posted a threatening statement against people protesting the killing of George Floyd
Indian hero: Rahul Dubey opens home on Swann Street, DC and shelters protesters
A Washington resident Rahul Dubey shelters 60 protesters during curfew, evinces hero worship and praise
In the US, some cops take a knee, march with protesters in solidarity
If there were no photos and videos most Indians would have dismissed the news of uniformed police personnel hugging a protester as a work of fiction. Many more would have even asked how a protest even took place in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns in place across the globe.
Calls for removal of Trump appointee Mark Kevin Lloyd from USAID
Lloyd has previously allegedly made several Islamophobic statements
European Parliament raises concerns about intimidation of activists in India
Writes to Amit Shah expressing alarm at how UAPA is being used to silence even peaceful protesters
On the US threat to WHO
Trump is resorting to his practice of finding scapegoats for his unforgivable failures.
Trump ends relationship with WHO accusing it of helping China cover up the Coronavirus crisis
Continues tirade against China, blaming it for not only Covid-19, but also collapse of the American economy
Covid-19 pandemic has cost one in six young people their jobs: ILO
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