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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.

By HRDI November 29, 2022Articles

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

By HRDI November 28, 2022Articles

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.

By HRDI November 28, 2022Articles

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.

By HRDI November 26, 2022Articles

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…

Iran’s War on Protesters: Death, Detention, and Darkness

By HRDI November 24, 2022Articles

UNITED AGAINST NUCLEAR IRAN https://www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com/sites/default/files/UANI_Iran%27s%20War%20on%20Protesters_10.3.22_JC_JMB_CMJ_JC_JMB.pdf

Ending Statelessness

By HRDI November 23, 2022Articles, Rights of Refugees & Stateless People

https://www.unhcr.org/en-in/ending-statelessness.html

OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SIKHS AND HINDUS IN AFGHANISTAN

By HRDI India September 10, 2022Afghanistan, MIGRANTS, Rights of Minorities

Background Sikh and Hindu Afghans currently face a difficult if not unlivable situation in many parts of Afghanistan. The Sikh and Hindu communities have lived in Afghanistan for centuries but…

Women in Workforce

By HRDI Admin April 3, 2021Articles, Gender Justice, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Rights of Workers

INTRODUCTION We live in a liberal society. The phenomena of democracy and open education have bridged the gulf of inequality between men and women to a great extent. They both…

Minority Rights” Has China heard of this term?

By HRDI Admin February 18, 2021Articles, China, HRDI INTERNSHIP

Any discussion on the current state of minority rights in China must precede with the basic understanding of the term ‘Minority’. Well surprisingly, until the present day, there is no…

Persecution of Baha’is and effectiveness of international governance response.

By HRDI Admin January 18, 2021Articles, HRDI INTERNSHIP, Latest News

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December 10, 1948.[1] It has been 73 years since the global community has prided itself…