Human Rights in South Asia
India: COVID-19 Lockdown Puts Poor at Risk
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Migrant workers make the journey to their villages on foot following a lockdown amid concern of the spread of coronavirus in New Delhi, India, (New York) – Indian authorities need to urgently adopt measures to protect the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people if COV
Read Full ArticleEnd Internet Shutdowns In Kashmir to Manage COVID-19
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Blocking Access Could Cost Lives New York) – Intentionally shutting down or restricting access to the internet violates multiple rights and can be deadly during a health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Human
Read Full ArticleIndia's government discusses end of lockdown as millions struggle to find food
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India's government discusses end of lockdown as millions struggle to find food With the death toll from Covid-19 in India climbing steadily to over 2300 cases and at least 56 dead, discussions within the government have begun on a way forward following the end of the 21-day lockdown period, as well as an exit s
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AFTER tense days despite exit polls predicting outright victory for him, Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party did sweep the Delhi polls with 62 seats in the 70-member assembly. The BJP gained five seats over its previous tally of three, well below its much-advertised expectations of capturing power. The Congre
Read Full ArticleKashmir is a flashpoint, Mushaal reminds the global community
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“People in Kashmir have been deprived of the right to live, the right to eat and the right to educate their children”. MUSHAAL Hussein Mullick, chair person the of Pakistan Peace and Culture Orga n i sation (PPCO) and wife of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik who is currently languishing in a small cage-like death cell, whi
Read Full ArticleIndia condemned as Labour MP denied entry, deported
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LONDON: The Indian government’s decision to deny entry to prominent politician and Labour MP Debbie Abrahamas caused outrage in the UK as politicians and media united to condemn the Indian regime for barring her entry just because she speaks in favour of oppressed people of Kashmir and has strongly condemned Modi for anti-Muslim citizenship laws.
Read Full ArticleIndia rejects UN chief’s mediation for Kashmir
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NEW DELHI: India on Monday rejected an offer by the United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres for mediation on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan, pronouncing that the matter will only be discussed bilaterally, reported The Hindu. Guterres, who is on a four-day trip to Pakistan, had last week said in Islamabad that he was “ready to help if both count
Read Full ArticleKashmir is an international dispute: UN
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NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD: The United Nations (UN) on Friday said Kashmir conundrum would be addressed in line with the UN Charter and UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions in a peaceful manner. Negating Indian claims, the UN official website said in a statement with reference to the UNSC meeting on Kashmir that Kashmir issue would be
Read Full Article430 Indian Dalits convert to Islam
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Illavenil, the state secretary of the Tamil Puligal Katchi, told India Today that legally 430 people have converted to Islam and many more are in the process of the conversion. I can live with self-dignity only when I shed this cast-based identity: One of the Dalits who conve
Read Full ArticleThe global limelight is now on Kashmir
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'The Kashmir issue has become internationalised after nearly half a century. ‘India, not Pakistan, has done so pro-actively,' says Shekhar Gupta. Does the world care about Kashmir? They know that it is part of the subcontinent, over whic
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