Putting Farmers First: How Modi Govt Plans to Help Indian Farmers
By RMN News Service As farmers across India are protesting against the new farm laws introduced in September by the government of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, the government has…
Farm Protests Increase Covid Risk in Delhi
Since the Delhi Government has already failed to contain the contagion in the city, the crowds of rural protesters have increased the Covid risk for the protesters as well as…
Chancellor Angela Merkel Urged to Protect the Union Budget
The letter says that governments and EU institutions have a responsibility to act to address the economic damage caused by Covid-19. A slew of human rights and civil society groups…
Russia Urged to Drop Legislation That Violates the Rights of NGOs
European human rights standards on the legal status of NGOs provide that they should be free to pursue their objectives. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović,…
New EU Farm Policy to Protect Farmers’ Income
Delays in negotiating EU farm policy reforms will not affect farmers’ incomes. The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council had agreed in June 2020 on a proposal that…
Fighting the Shadow Pandemic of Violence Against Women
According to UN Women, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. Before…