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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism
I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...
Friends of the BJP favoring Conservatives try to sway UK votes?
They are allegedly exploiting Kashmir to run a wedge between the Hindu and Muslim communities in the UK
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New Delhi: The world needs to drastically reduce greenhouse...
TikTok bans teen for protesting China’s treatment of Uighurs
Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old Muslim high school student from New Jersey, used Tik Tok to appealed to her followers to read up and make themselves aware of the inhumane treatment of Uighur Muslims in China in a short video disguised as a makeup tutorial.
UN Report Warns Only Rapid and Transformational Action Can Stave Off Global Climate Disaster
An alarming United Nations report released Tuesday said global temperatures are...
UN Committee Takes Stock of the Status of Child Rights on World Children’s Day
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (UN-CRC)...
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Stops Investing in Intl Security Firm Accused Of Unethical Treatment of Migrant Workers
The $1.1 trillion wealth fund can no longer invest in G4S because of the “unacceptable risk” that the security services company contributes to/ is responsible for human rights violations.
Serious allegations of rights violations against Indian Companies: UK Non-Profit
Here’s a look into how India has fared across 100 human-rights-related indicators in this report put together by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark.
A United States Commission calls out Indian government’s bias against Muslim community
Many issues have erupted in Assam after the NRC updation process began a few years ago. The economically weaker sections have suffered the most and there is a looming fear amongst the people of Assam of being rendered stateless. In the midst of all this, there appears to be a clear agenda of the ruling government against the Muslim community which it has clearly manifested in its Citizenship Amendment Bill, which it plans to re-introduce in the current winter session.
A Lesson for the Palestinian Leadership: Real Reasons behind Israel’s Arrest and Release of Labadi, Mi’ri
The release on November 6 of two Jordanian nationals,...
Cambridge scholar told to go back to India: UK academics protest
Asiya Islam has been based in the UK for over a decade and was awarded a three-year Junior Research Fellowship after completing her PhD from Newnham College.
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