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Democracy
Myanmar: Over 5,000 Killed Since Military Coup, Says UN Report
Animals such as snakes or insects or other wild animals have been introduced in order to provoke fear and terror in individuals, James Rodehaver,...
Democracy
SDG 16: Significant Challenges in Achieving Peace and Justice worldwide, says UN Report
The report highlights the severe impact of illicit financial flows from drug markets, which drain critical resources, fuel corruption, and finance both organized crime...
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
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”...
Accountability
Myanmar Executes Four Pro-Democracy Activists
As part of democratic reforms in 2014, the sentences of prisoners on death row were commuted to life imprisonment. But several dozen convicts received...
Accountability
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis Requires ‘Immediate Global Attention’, Warn Rights Experts
Sri Lankans are struggling to meet their food and nutrition needs in the face shortages and higher prices for food and fuel. The country...
Accountability
Human Rights Defenders Write to Guterres; Say Next OHCHR Must be a Rights Champion
The post of High Commissioner should be filled by someone of high moral standing and personal integrity, and who is independent and impartial and...
Asia Pacific
This is 2022 and Iran is Set to ‘Finger Guillotine’
A sawing contraption will cut off four fingers of the right hands of seven men convicted of burglary in Tehran. But the medieval form...
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End ‘Collective Amnesia’ Over COVID-19, Says WHO
Coronaviruses like COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) “must be taken seriously” as they are particularly dangerous for...
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Strengthening Rural Economy: Insights from NABARD’s NAFIS 2021-22
The NAFIS data revealed a notable increase in financial savings among rural households, with annual average savings rising to...
India’s Renewable Energy Revolution a Beacon of Hope in Global Energy Transition, Says IEA Report
By 2024, solar power is projected to account for nearly 60 per cent of India's renewable energy capacity, significantly...
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End ‘Collective Amnesia’ Over COVID-19, Says WHO
Coronaviruses like COVID, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
Strengthening Rural Economy: Insights from NABARD’s NAFIS 2021-22
The NAFIS data revealed a notable increase in financial...
