by admin_HRWF | Sep 29, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The 19-year-old victim was gang raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras town, about 100km from New Delhi. Al Jazeera (29.09.2020) – https://bit.ly/34cR2GZ – A woman died in hospital in the Indian capital, New Delhi, on Tuesday, weeks after...
by admin_HRWF | Sep 2, 2020 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights
Trans people are often rejected by families and denied jobs, education and healthcare. By Annie Banerji Thomson Reuters Foundation (25.08.2020) – https://tmsnrt.rs/2EGln85 – Discrimination, housing and the impact of COVID-19 are among the top...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 14, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Indian officials are blaming an Islamic group for spreading the virus, and Muslims have been targeted in a wave of violence By Jeffrey Gettleman, Kai Schultz and Suhasini Raj New York Times (12.04.2020) – https://nyti.ms/2xwenqH – After...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 25, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
By Swati Gupta CNN (17.02.2020) https://cnn.it/32wU3Ra – India’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of equal rights in the armed forces, ordering the government to grant permanent commission and command positions to women officers on par with...
by admin_HRWF | Feb 4, 2020 | Freedom of Religion and Belief
Hindu group Sangh Parivar accused of divide-and-rule tactics in Gujarat UCA News (28.01.2020) – http://bit.ly/36TzrDe – Church leaders and activists in India have criticized a Hindu group, which claims to have reconverted tribal Christians in Gujarat’s...
