World News
- Dec- 2019 -11 December
India: Citizenship Bill Discriminates Against Muslims
New York) – The Indian government’s proposed law to grant citizenship based on religion violates India’s international legal obligations, Human…
Read More » - 3 December
CPJ launches 2019 #FreeThePress campaign
Instagram campaign to focus on jailed journalists in Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Eritrea, Vietnam, and elsewhere New York, December 2, 2019–The…
Read More » - Nov- 2019 -29 November
270 Million Migrants, Send Home A Staggering $689 Billion
In its latest global report, IOM noted that the overall figure represents just a tiny fraction of the world’s population,…
Read More » - 22 November
Journalist Pham Chi Dung detained on anti-state charges in Vietnam
Bangkok, November 22, 2019 — Vietnamese authorities should immediately release journalist Pham Chi Dung and drop any pending charges against…
Read More » - 22 November
Gay Nigerian Refugee Wins Appeal Against Conviction
A gay Nigerian refugee who was jailed after trying to seek asylum in Canada by travelling using another person’s passport…
Read More » - 20 November
Indian police accuse journalist Nellutla Venugopal of being part of a Maoist conspiracy
New Delhi, November 20, 2019 — Police in India’s Telangana state should immediately drop their allegations against journalist Nellutla Venugopal…
Read More » - 19 November
ARC: Information Notes on Prison Conditions – Afghanistan & Nigeria
ARC Foundation has been keeping track of the dwindling number of Home Office Country Policy and Information Notes (CPIN) on…
Read More » - 14 November
Switzerland Would Breach Article 3 by Returning to Afghanistan an Afghan Convert to Christianity
In Chamber judgment1 in the case of A.A. v. Switzerland (application no. 32218/17) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there would…
Read More » - 11 November
Radio journalist Dindo Generoso shot and killed in the Philippines
Bangkok, November 11, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the killing of radio reporter Dindo Generoso in the central…
Read More » - 9 November
Panipat trailer gets a big shout out from Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt & others
The trailer of Ashutosh Gowariker‘s Panipat, starring Kriti Sanon, Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt has gathered a lot of support from several Bollywood film stars, which has…
Read More » - 8 November
UNHCR appoints Mahira Khan as National Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on Wednesday the appointment of Pakistani actress Mahira Khan as UNHCR National Goodwill Ambassador. Prior to…
Read More » - 6 November
Escaped Tamil Prisoners at Risk in Sri Lanka, Court Of Appeal Confirms
The Court of Appeal has overruled both immigration tribunals and found that members of the Tamil Tigers who were detained…
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