Tag: HUMAN RIGHTS
In Insensitive Employer Cultures even ‘Right to Sit’ is a Luxury
Many organisations around the world display deep insensitivity to their worker and often even the ‘right to sit’ seems like a luxury.
Scholar-Researcher-Activist Gail Omvedt’s Passing Leaves Behind Tremendous Void in the Landscape of Dalit Studies
Gail Omvedt’s scholarship on the caste question and her ability to lead several grassroot movements from the front will keep her name etched high on the landscape of Caste Studies and anti-caste resistance in India.
Fr. Stan Swamy will be Remembered for his Commitment to Justice and an Undefeatable...
Stan Swamy was a well-know human rights activist from India who passed away recently. He was serving his term in jail for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case and was not granted bail on medical grounds.
If Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis Doesn’t Teach Us a Lesson on the Futility of War,...
Hunger and malnutrition, poverty and marginalisation are at the heart of Yemen’s worsening humanitarian crisis.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Raises Alarm Over Arrests of...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet raises concerns on “vaguely defined laws” against civil society bodies and human rights activists in the country.
Repressive Measures on the Rise: UN Warns Against Violation of Human Rights Amid Pandemic
In a video message UN Chief Antonio Guterres has warned of the denial of human rights as repressive measures are being adopted by some countries citing the pandemic as an excuse.
Seven Judge Bench to Review Sabarimala Case, No Clarity on Women’s Entry
No clarity on women’s entry into the Sabarimala shrine prevails as SC refers matter to larger bench.
Homeless in Bangladesh: The Rohingya Refugees after Ethnic Cleansing from Myanmar
CRITICAL INSIGHT
Refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Hoax Bazar are the new home for a great section of Rohingya people.
Queer in Identity: The Hijra Community’ Struggle for Acknowledgement
The queer and subaltern demarcation of the Hijra community is based on non-biological relationships. Cultural acknowledgment and empowerment can enable the community to lead a better life.
Minors stamped on the face in Bhopal Central Jail: are human rights authorities paying...
In Bhopal Central Jail the faces of minors were stamped when they came to meet their relatives on Rakshabandhan day. Does such a stark violation of both human and child rights strike a clarion call for our times?
