Human Rights

A multi-stakeholder discussion on Localisation of Child Rights and Business Principles (CRBP) was held in Delhi to make businesses aware of the policies they should implement to abolish child labour practices. Leading the conversation,…
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Anti-human trafficking lawyers, researchers, psychologists, social workers, activists and survivor leaders from Tafteesh, an anti-trafficking forum in India, have welcomed the draft Anti-Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and…
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Crime against Dalit women has increased by 46 per cent between 2014 and 2019, reveals a report published recently by the human rights organization All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM). Titled 'Dalit Women Rise for Justice', the…
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Even a cursory review of the US prison system reveals the outrageous inhumanity to which hundreds of thousands of prisoners — especially young adults — are subjected to. Many of them are imprisoned for non-violent crimes — sometimes for…
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The difficulties prompted by employer-tied visas are fairly sufficient to invite a proper dialogue on the issue. An international panel of scholars and practitioners recently looked into the challenges and alternatives to employer-tied…
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In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of infected cases has been going upwards due to the over crowdedness and inadequate medical facilities in the Indian prisons. As per the information available, almost 338 personnel are being…
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Time has finally put to test the much quoted paraphrase of Benjamin Franklin's Liberty vs Security argument, “Those who would trade privacy for a bit of security deserve neither privacy nor security.” While the details of global mass…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe overwhelming health systems and causing distress among millions of people. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached almost 1.7 million as on 12 April 2020, with over…
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Six country members of International Land Coalition, Asia (ILC Asia) were gathered recently in Jakarta, Indonesia for a regional planning meeting. The members also participated in a two-day training for monitoring land conflicts in…
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India’s Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) has invited a lot of international attention, right from the stages of introduction of the amendment bill to the Shaheen Bagh protest for the withdrawal of the Act. Adding further ammunition…
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