Myanmar Denies Access to UN Human Rights Rapporteur
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, is visiting the country’s neighbours Bangladesh and Thailand from January 18, vowing to fulfill her mandate despite…
2017 Among the 3 Warmest Years on Record: WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed Thursday that 2017 was among the three warmest years on record. In a clear sign of continuing long-term climate change caused by increasing atmospheric…
Democracy 2.0: Aadhaar Data May be Used for Voting Frauds in India
It is possible to hack the Aadhaar databases, link the individual records with the EVMs, and change the vote count in favor of a particular candidate of a particular party.…
Nominations Announcement for the 90th Oscars
The 90th Academy Awards nominations in all 24 Oscar categories will be announced in a two-part, live presentation on Tuesday, January 23, via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the…
UN Human Rights Experts Urge Turkey Not to Extend Emergency
United Nations human rights experts* urged the Turkish Government not to extend the exceptional legal measures it has taken under its declared state of emergency, due to expire on 19…
Modi and Netanyahu Open iCreate Facility in Ahmedabad
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today opened the iCreate facility located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. According to a government release, iCreate…