UK sanctions Pak ‘ringleader’ of forced Hindu conversions
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/uk-sanctions-pak-ringleader-of-forced-hindu-conversions/articleshow/96122520.cms
GERMANY: DEATH OF MAHSA AMINI PROTEST IN BERLIN
Protest in Berlin at Pariser Platz on September 23, 2022, over the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini. Many women cut their hair in Berlin as a sign of protest and…
Mahsa Amini protests
Civil unrest and protests against the government of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and are ongoing as of early December 2022. Amini…
HUMAN RIGHTS: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
“All should live together in harmony, supporting one another, like the spokes of the wheel”. — Atharva Veda “There are things we never want to let go. But keep in…
An SC verdict violative of Minority Rights – The recent decision by a two-judge bench takes away autonomy of madrasas in W. Bengal
Protection of minorities is the hallmark of a civilisation. Lord Acton added another dimension to this when he said: “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country…
Will India Become the Home of the Largest Number of Stateless People? – International pressure to ensure India fully respects the rights of all its people is urgently needed.
On August 5, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s ruling party, controversially stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindu-nationalist BJP…
Women’s Leadership – Women’s Leadership differentiates Iranian opposition from its foe
With the overthrow of the Shah’s regime in the 1979 revolution in Iran, the people of Iran, especially the Iranian women, sought to enjoy their human rights and freedoms to…
Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down
Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down Brave Iranian women, supported by a generation of young men,…
Institutional Discrimination and Statelessness in India – A report by human rights organisations and professionals in response to the call for submissions by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Religion/Submissions/CSOs/11.barak-huma-rights-protection-committee.pdf
Statelessness – The aftermath of World War II and the reconfiguration of nation states created a surge of stateless populations, which led the drafters of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights to include Article 15, which states that “everyone has the right to a nationality” and should not be deprived arbitrarily of his or her nationality. Statelessness exists in every region of the world, but remains a largely “hidden” problem without government recognition.
What Does It Mean To Be Stateless? A stateless person is someone who, under national laws, does not enjoy citizenship – the legal bond between a government and an individual…