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Nepal’s President Puts Her Foot Down, Refuses to Sign Citizenship Bill
If signed into law, the bill will grant citizenship rights to thousands of people, mostly of Indian origin. How the proposed law could help...
Asia Pacific
Hijab Rules Must Go, Says UN Human Rights Office
The death of a young woman in the custody of Iran’s ‘morality police’ has led to protests across the country. The government has come...
Accountability
Care, Reforms Need to Take Center Stage for Smooth Implementation of Adoption Laws in India
Given its permanency, adoption requires transparency and must be conducted ethically and must be in the best interest of a child. It is essential...
Inclusion
Union Government, Assam and Eight Tribal Groups Signs Peace Agreement
Terming this a historic day for the North East region, Amit Shah said that the agreement will prove to be another milestone in the...
Human rights
Killings, Abductions Fuel Fear of Taliban Return in North-West Pakistan
Swat was ruled unlawfully by Tehreek Taliban Pakistan from 2007 to 2010, when its militants were evicted through a military operation. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one...
Asia Pacific
China Must Address Grave Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang, Say Rights Experts
The statement of the 40 independent experts comes in the wake of the recent publication of a long-awaited report by the UN human rights...
Accountability
Social Contract Needed to Lift Asia-Pacific Workforce Out of Poverty: UNESCAP
Denied decent work opportunities and highly vulnerable to systemic shocks such as pandemics or economic downturns, workers in Asia and the Pacific are under...
Accountability
UN Report Holds China Responsible for ‘Serious Human Rights Violations’ in Xinjiang; China Rebuts Strongly
The OHCHR report released on Wednesday points to “allegations of patterns of torture, or ill-treatment, including forced medical treatment and adverse conditions of detention”...
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Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO
Authors of the report say that every two seconds, one person under the age of 70 dies of a...
How to Make COP27 a Success
From melting glaciers to a ‘monster’ monsoon, record-breaking floods have left a third of Pakistan currently under water and...
Have MGNREGA Workers Become Bonded Labourers?
Millions of workers remain unpaid for their work for several months. Despite over Rs. 21,000 crores of pending wages,...
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Non-communicable Diseases Emerge as ‘Top Killers Globally’ – WHO
Authors of the report say that every two seconds,...
How to Make COP27 a Success
From melting glaciers to a ‘monster’ monsoon, record-breaking floods...
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