HUMAN RIGHTS: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
“All should live together in harmony, supporting one another, like the spokes of the wheel”. — Atharva Veda “There are things we never want to let go. But keep in…
An SC verdict violative of Minority Rights – The recent decision by a two-judge bench takes away autonomy of madrasas in W. Bengal
Protection of minorities is the hallmark of a civilisation. Lord Acton added another dimension to this when he said: “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country…
Will India Become the Home of the Largest Number of Stateless People? – International pressure to ensure India fully respects the rights of all its people is urgently needed.
On August 5, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India’s ruling party, controversially stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindu-nationalist BJP…
Women’s Leadership – Women’s Leadership differentiates Iranian opposition from its foe
With the overthrow of the Shah’s regime in the 1979 revolution in Iran, the people of Iran, especially the Iranian women, sought to enjoy their human rights and freedoms to…
Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down
Women have been the main target of the Iranian regime — now they’re leading the revolution to bring it down Brave Iranian women, supported by a generation of young men,…
Institutional Discrimination and Statelessness in India – A report by human rights organisations and professionals in response to the call for submissions by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/Religion/Submissions/CSOs/11.barak-huma-rights-protection-committee.pdf
Statelessness – The aftermath of World War II and the reconfiguration of nation states created a surge of stateless populations, which led the drafters of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights to include Article 15, which states that “everyone has the right to a nationality” and should not be deprived arbitrarily of his or her nationality. Statelessness exists in every region of the world, but remains a largely “hidden” problem without government recognition.
What Does It Mean To Be Stateless? A stateless person is someone who, under national laws, does not enjoy citizenship – the legal bond between a government and an individual…
Statelessness in the COVID-19 pandemic
Millions of people have no nationality and are being overlooked in the response to COVID-19. Talha Burki reports. There are several ways that you can become stateless. You could have your…
Statelessness under International Law: All you want to know.
Image Source: https://bit.ly/3b5YciO This article is written by Sachi Ashok Bhiwgade, from Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur. This article discusses the issues and challenges faced by stateless people around the world…
Baraye – protest song by Shervin Hajipour, inspired by the death of Mahsa Amini and its aftermath.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY_U5QfeQQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY_U5QfeQQc Release of the song and Hajipour's arrest The song was first released on September 28, 2022, on Shervin Hajipour's Instagram account and it was taken down from…