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Pavan Kulkarni
As South Africa Locks Down, the Homeless Left Most Vulnerable
30 Mar 2020
Soon after the lockdown began in South Africa, security forces patrolling the streets of Johannesburg were seen chasing homeless people with batons. Later in the afternoon, eight shacks were…
Peoples Dispatch
Refugee Camp Workers in Lesvos, Greece Go on Strike
14 Mar 2020
The right-wing government in Greece has slowed and suspended the asylum application process, increasing the number of inhabitants in the camps.
Newsclick Report
Delhi Violence: Human Rights Group Reminds NHRC of Statutory Mandate
28 Feb 2020
In the letter addressed to the Chairman of NHRC, the Working Group on Human Rights in India and the UN has asked the Commission to take suo motu action in the face of human rights violations…
Vijay Prashad
Witnessing the Hell That a Migrant Can Face
28 Feb 2020
Roughly 11,500 people got on boats at places like Obock and Bosasso, Somalia, to go into Yemen, and then overland to Saudi Arabia, where they hope to get employment.
PTI
Delhi Violence: Sanders Says Trump's Statement Reflects ‘Failure of Leadership'
27 Feb 2020
Apart from the Democratic presidential candidate, other influential senators too expressed concern over the widespread anti-Muslim mob violence.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bhagalpur Blindings: Victims’ Wait in Darkness as Pension Pending Since 4 Months
14 Feb 2020
Singh, Yadav, Shah and Choudhary are 4 of the 18 surviving victims of the brutal police blindings incident which took place nearly four decades ago in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district.
AFP
Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Expedia Among 112 Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements: UN
13 Feb 2020
Palestine cheers, Israel cries fouls, as the list released by UN makes the activities of these companies in the occupied territory illegal under international human rights law.
Newsclick and Peoples Dispatch Production
Ola Bini on Privacy, Digital Rights, and His Fight for Justice
04 Feb 2020
Privacy rights activist and software developer Ola Bini talks about the Ecuadorian government's case against him, the many human rights violations he has faced, and his struggle for justice
PTI
Anti-CAA Stir: Allahabad HC asks UP Govt to File Report on ‘Police Atrocities' by Feb 17
28 Jan 2020
The court asked the Adityanath government to mention how many people died during anti-CAA protests and complaints registered against police.
Newsclick Report
EU Lawmakers’ Group Drafts Anti-CAA Motion, Fears ‘Largest Stateless Crisis in the World’
25 Jan 2020
The resolution, slated to be tabled in Brussels next week, mentions CAA as setting a “dangerous precedent” and representing an “intensification of the Government’s Hindu nationalist agenda.”