Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial? | India Election 2024 News

The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now. This decision on the CAA – whose passage in parliament had set off protests across the country five years ago over…

Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’ | Human Rights News

Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’ | Human Rights News

Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran’s brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. Iran has condemned a report by United Nations experts who concluded the Islamic republic’s violent crackdown in 2022 on peaceful protests and the specific targeting of women and girls were serious rights violations,…

Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News

Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News

As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in private spaces to demand that harsh restrictions on their freedoms be lifted, despite recent Taliban crackdowns on protests that have seen activists detained. The demonstrations…

Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown, UN says | Human Rights News

Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown, UN says | Human Rights News

Tehran’s violent crackdown on peaceful protests and discrimination against women and girls triggered serious rights violations, many amounting to crimes against humanity, a United Nations fact-finding mission has concluded. Iran was rocked by widespread demonstrations sparked by the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who had…

Hamas says seven captives killed in Israeli army bombing of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Hamas says seven captives killed in Israeli army bombing of Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

The group’s military wing confirms the news after an investigation although it does not state when the captives died. The military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas says seven more captives held in the Gaza Strip have died as a result of Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave. Abu Obeida,…

Thousands bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News

Thousands bid final farewell to Russia’s Alexey Navalny, risking arrest | Human Rights News

Thousands gathered to bid a final farewell to Alexey Navalny, many chanting his name and saying they will not forgive Russian authorities for his death as the opposition leader was laid to rest. Crowds of mourners turned up near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, waiting hours to pay…

The war on Gaza is a health justice issue, too | Israel War on Gaza

The war on Gaza is a health justice issue, too | Israel War on Gaza

This week, more than 40 organisations working on health justice around the globe put out an urgent call to the global health and human rights community. In an open letter, we issued a call to global health bodies, health institutions, professional associations and the World Medical Association (WMA) to take…

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry | Israel War on Gaza News

Six children die of malnutrition in Gaza hospitals: Health Ministry | Israel War on Gaza News

Six children have died from dehydration and malnutrition at hospitals in northern Gaza, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory has said, as the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave worsens. Two children died at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the ministry said on Wednesday. Earlier it reported…

Funeral of Kremlin critic Navalny to be held in Moscow on Friday | Human Rights News

Funeral of Kremlin critic Navalny to be held in Moscow on Friday | Human Rights News

Widow of the Russian opposition leader unsure whether his funeral will pass off peacefully after Russia blocked memorial service plans. The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will be held in Moscow on Friday, his family and spokesperson…