Topic: Human rights
Uighurs: Britain Muslim group calls on UK govt to take action China
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has called on the Britain Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab MP, to follow up his strong stance condemning the ethnic cleansing of Uighur Muslims “with equally strong actions”.
Don’t kill Varavara Rao in jail, wife and daughters of 79 year old poet urge
Wife and daughters of Telugu poet and activist Pendyala Varavara Rao, who is currently in Navi Mumbai’s Taloja jail in the Bhima Koregaon case, told media his life is in danger and appealed the Centre and the Maharashtra government to provide him with immediate medical care.
Activists behind anti-CAA campaigns in Europe form human rights group
A coalition of human rights defenders in India and Europe formed the Collective Against the Violation and Abuse of Civil and Human Rights - (CAVACH), aiming to highlight state sponsored atrocities by the Indian Government.
‘Stop criminalising human rights defenders’, EU human rights body writes to Amit Shah
European Union Committee for Human rights writes a letter to Indian Home minister Amit Shah 'expressing serious concern' about the recent arrests of students...
Sri Lanka arrests Muslims under draconian act. Rights groups raise concerns for safety of community
“Sri Lankan authorities have a responsibility to prosecute those responsible for the horrific Easter Sunday attacks last year, but the arrests should be lawful, and not used to vilify an entire community,” said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director. “The recent arrests of well-known Muslims, combined with biased government actions and rising anti-Muslim hate speech, raise concerns for the broader safety of the Muslim community.”
‘Virus is threat, not people,’ UN chief against targeting communities and hate speech
The coronavirus pandemic is not only a critical public health danger, it is also a human, economic and social emergency that is “fast becoming a human rights crisis”, the UN chief said on Thursday, releasing a new policy brief on shaping an effective, inclusive response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
