Thinking Global Podcast – Nitasha Kaul
Nitasha Kaul talks about Indian democracy, technology, surveillance, and the status of human rights in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir.
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SA opposition leader criticised over beheading remark when defending anti-protest laws
David Speirs said protest was ‘a good thing’, but ‘there are some countries where your head would be cut off for doing that sort of protest’Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or…
‘The world is watching’: Large crowds in Vancouver protests executions in Iran
According to Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, from Norway-based NGO Iran Human Rights, in the past three and half months, Iran has executed 267 people.
Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds
Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civiliansFirst came a single helicopter, flying low over the marshes around the river outside the village, then the rattle of automatic fire scattered the crow…
Iran executes three men accused over anti-government protests
Human rights groups condemn executions following demonstrations that swept country last yearIran has executed three men it said were implicated in the deaths of three members of the security forces during anti-government protests, drawing condemnation …
Officials raise the alarm about ‘execution spree’ in Iran
“We are facing genocide,” Naela Quadri Baloch said. “They are killing Baloch in cold-blooded manner in the name of enemies of God.”
Standards for equality bodies: Equal treatment between women and men in employment (ordinary legislative procedure) [EU Legislation in Progress]
The fight against discrimination is an area where, historically, the EU has made a difference.
Chinese activist sentenced to eight years on subversion charges
Yang Maodong called it a ‘score-settling’ punishment for his two decades of rights advocacyA Chinese court has sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail on subversion charges in what he said was a “score-settling” punishment for his …
Iran’s rights chief: All terror grouplets enjoy safe haven in Sweden
Iran’s top human rights official slams Sweden for “turning into a safe haven for anti-Iran terrorists, saying all terror grouplets possess a base in the Scandinavian country.”
Son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon condemns UK government ‘weakness’
Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy, also criticises Vatican over failure to hold China to account over human rights abusesThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised Britain and the Vatican for failing to speak out stro…