The UNHCR believes that there may be as many as 15 million stateless people worldwide in at least 49 countries -- a larger population than that of many established individual states
Three million formerly stateless people across South Asia will receive citizenship rights thanks to decisions taken by the governments of Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said recently. It hailed the development as a victory for the rights of people without a nationality or citizenship of any country.
The government of Bangladesh recently announced its decision to confer citizenship on at least 160,000 of the country’s 300,000 Urdu-speaking population, also known as Biharis, who became stateless as a result of ...
The sex industry in India allegedly involves over 3 million people, including traffickers. Of these, 30% of victims are children
India has committed itself to the goal of abolishing human trafficking, which poses a grave threat to millions of its men, women and children, with the launch of the landmark Delhi Declaration that is expected to offer a tool for increased advocacy against human trafficking. The Declaration was born at the recently concluded First South Asian Regional Conference on Human Trafficking in New Delhi, organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
UNODC, South Asia, in collaboration with the ministries of home affairs and women and child development, kicked off the initiative to generate greater ...
Following the Tehelka sting revelations, Citizens for Justice and Peace has moved the Supreme Court to initiate a fresh probe into the Gujarat riots of 2002
The rights group Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has moved the Supreme Court of India to initiate a fresh probe into the Gujarat riots of 2002 and transfer the relevant trial proceedings outside Gujarat using the damning evidence of official collusion in the riots that was unearthed by a recent media sting operation . Activist Teesta Setalvad, secretary of the Mumbai-based CJP, also urged the court to ensure the safety of survivors and witnesses in pending riots cases.
In its application filed through counsel Aparna Bhat, on October 27, the group ...
Tehelka’s expose reveals shocking facts about the 2002 Gujarat riots and the part played by senior politicians and policemen in the state
A national newsmagazine and website has put out fresh evidence of the alleged complicity of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in planning and executing the 2002 Gujarat riots, as well as shielding the perpetrators. The publication’s undercover reporter filmed several high-profile individuals giving accounts of their activities before and during the riots.
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