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Peoples Dispatch
Hearings Continue Against anti-terror Law in the Philippines
12 Feb 2021
On the second day of oral arguments being presented before the Supreme Court of the Philippines, petitioners argued that the law undermines protections against state abuse
Ravi Nair
Violations of Rights and Compensation: India’s Failure to Adhere to International Standards
05 Oct 2020
Without a mandated right to compensation, India does not meet international standards when it comes to recompense and rehabilitation for victims of rights violations.
Peoples Dispatch
Rights Groups, Opposition Parties in the UK Oppose Bill Claiming it Provides Amnesty to War Crimes
29 Aug 2020
The controversial Overseas Operations Bill will provide partial amnesty to soldiers if the case is filed after five years from the date of the crime or if the investigation is not completed within…
Equipe Media
Saharawi Activist Mahfouda Bamba Lefkir, “I Left the Small Prison Just to Enter the Big One”
02 Jul 2020
After six month imprisonment for a politically-motivated charge, Saharawi Human rights activist Mahfouda Bamba Lefkir enjoys only partial freedom.
Peoples Dispatch
Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Man on his Sister’s Wedding Day
24 Jun 2020
27-year-old Ahmed Erekat was left to die, bleeding on the ground at an Israeli military checkpoint while he was on his way to pick up his sister and mother from a salon.
M.K. Bhadrakumar
US’s Stand on ICJ and Caesar Act: The ‘Rogue Elephant’s’ Hypocrisy
15 Jun 2020
Trump’s diatribe against the ICC exposes the hypocrisy of the American policies, which keep blabbering about a “rules-based” international order while acting with impunity wherever it chooses, for…
Peoples Dispatch
With a Virtual Candle Light March, Chileans Honour Victims of the Military Dictatorship
31 Mar 2020
On the Day of the Young Combatant, Chileans commemorated the victims of the US-backed military dictatorship with a virtual candle light mobilisation on social media.
Peoples Dispatch
UN Expert Report Points to Human Rights Violation in Anti-terrorism Programs
06 Mar 2020
A report submitted at the UNHRC has observed that practices employed by different governments during anti-terrorism programs have led to gross violations of human rights and are counter-productive in…
Peoples Dispatch
Myanmar Government Must Protect Rohingyas From Genocide: ICJ
25 Jan 2020
The International Court of Justice has called the violence perpetrated against the Rohingya community in Myanmar a genocide, and has asked the state to take measures to protect the minorities from…
Peoples Dispatch
UN Postpones Regional Conference on Torture in Egypt, After Rights Groups Oppose It
23 Aug 2019
Activists oppose UN’s choice of Egypt as the venue for the conference, citing the alarmingly high incidence of human rights violations in the country.