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Pakistan: Human Rights group demands legislation to protect minorities from religious persecution at workplace
•The Christian, Hindu, Sikhs, Ahmadiyya and other minorities have been victimized in different ways, like accusing them of blasphemy and sexual harassment; the theft allegations are the most common among minority employees at minor jobs places, HRFP case studies revealed.
Vantage | Why South Africa backs Palestine, wants Netanyahu arrested
The Vantage Take •South Africa has a lot in common with Palestine, like colonialism and discrimination, so their leaders have always sided with Palestine, including Nelson Mandela
Relevance of teaching ethics and emotional intelligence in the age of AI
Manjima Misra •The role of imparting an education that is inclusive of the human ability to make ethically and emotionally sound decisions is of unique relevance in the age of artificial intelligence
Mass murderer serving 21 years jail-term in Norway cries human rights violation, sues government
Abhishek Awasthi •The convicted terrorist is allowed to engage in video games, use a computer without internet access, exercise with gym equipment, and peruse books and newspapers. He's even pursuing a political science degree through studies.
France riots: How racial prejudice is inherent to systems and schemes of West
Nsathiyamoorthy •There is an air of outright dejection and frustration, as well as volatility, ready to burst at sudden provocation, not all of which emanates from law enforcement per se
48 Years of Emergency: Atrocities suffered, unwavering resistance have profoundly influenced nation's collective memory
Rasal Singh •Today, India is a vibrant democracy. Nonetheless, it is crucial for us to remain vigilant and resolute in our endeavours to protect our hard-fought freedom and rights
China pips Saudi, Iran and Egypt to become world’s top executioner
Abhishek Awasthi •90% of the total executions in the world carried out in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. While the year-on-year number of executions in the top 3 countries increased massively, only Egypt saw significant decrease from 83 last year to 24 in 2022
Kara-Murza, Alexei Navalny and more: The growing list of Vladimir Putin critics facing long jail terms
•Vladimir Kara-Murza joined a growing list of Russians who have received long jail terms after speaking out against President Vladimir Putin or the invasion of Ukraine. Alexei Navalny, Ilya Yashin, and Andrei Pivovarov are a few of the well-known cases
Amnesty: West's 'double standards' fuel Mideast repression
•Amnesty urged the international community to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses in the Middle East and North Africa to account and to address the issue of migration without discrimination.
Why Myanmar must acknowledge existence of Rohingyas as community faces deeper crisis after WFP cuts funds for food
Abhinav Mehrotra And Biswanath Gupta •A regional effort may be effective along with a well-developed national framework restoring the ethnic minority status to the Rohingya community in Myanmar