U.S. Lawyers Write to President Biden on Indian Farmers’ Protests
The letter urges President Biden to act in his capacity to denounce, condemn and raise the issues at the United Nations. More than 40 lawyers of South Asian descent have…
UN Expert Urges to Lift Unilateral Sanctions Against Venezuela
Sanctions were first imposed against Venezuela in 2005 and have been severely strengthened since 2015. The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Alena Douhan, has urged…
Indian Government Must Stop Crushing Farmers’ Protests: Amnesty
Amnesty reports that the protest sites resemble a war zone after the police erected metal and wire barricading, as well as concrete and stone boulders. The Indian government must immediately…
India Must Protect Rights of Farmers: UN Human Rights Office
Under this tyrannical situation, the casual statements from the UN Human Rights Office and other global leaders will only fall on deaf ears. By Rakesh Raman The Office of the…
Biden Administration Urged to End Outsourcing of Detention Centres
The US Department of Justice was ordered on 26 January not to renew its contracts with 12 privately operated federal criminal detention facilities. A group of UN experts has welcomed…
How Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights
The Council of Europe has called for strict rules to avoid the significant risks to privacy and data protection posed by the increasing use of facial recognition technologies. Furthermore, certain…