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India’s Rejection of Global Environment Report ‘Perilous’
The Environmental Performance Index 2022 ranked India as world’s least environmentally sustainable country. India rejected the report, challenging its methodology. The EPI report’s chief...
Civil society
Disappointment Over COVID-19 Vaccines Patents Deal
Global health campaigners have expressed their disappointment in the decision by the World Trade Organization to waive certain intellectual property rules on vaccine exports...
Forced disappearances
Death Sentences in Myanmar
Governments and civil society from across the world have called for dropping plans for the executions urged on the international community to step up...
Accountability
Sri Lanka’s Struggle to Bring Down The Rajapaksas
The complete ouster of Rajapaksa rule will not transform Sri Lanka unless the country embraces the rule of law and pluralism. The current intercommunal...
Child Rights
UN Releases Scathing Report on Myanmar Junta Brutalities Against Children
The Special Rapporteur has described the impact of the 1 February 2021 coup on the human rights of Myanmar’s children and has detailed the...
Accountability
Spelling Out: What Is The Sri Lanka Crisis All About?
The economic crisis was exacerbated by the loss of livelihoods, particularly by urban and rural daily wage earners, who consequently faced food insecurity due...
Accountability
Why Has Pakistan President Refused to Sign Accountability Law?
The Pakistan President refused to put his signature on the Accountability (Amendment) bill, saying that he was not informed about the bill before placing...
Accountability
Elections: A Global Ranking Rates US Weakest Among Liberal Democracies
Our new research report provides a global assessment of the quality of national elections around the world from 2012-21, based on nearly 500 elections across...
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Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that the officers of the Indian Forest Service had become completely...
Inflation and Inequality – What does Government Data say?
In the light of rising inflation, widening unemployment, depleting savings, and growing inequality, it is crucial to take stock...
India Road Safety Model ‘Can Save Lives Worldwide’
Deaths on India’s busiest highway more than halved following raft of interventions. The organisation, SaveLIFE Foundation, plans to extend...
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Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that...
Inflation and Inequality – What does Government Data say?
In the light of rising inflation, widening unemployment, depleting...
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