Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) Human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday expressed grave concern over the forced eviction and displacement of several thousand residents from informal settlements along riverside corridors in Kathmandu, as the Nepali government bulldozed those settlements. The government began the campaign to remove the settlements by bulldozing houses starting on April 25, drawing both praise and criticism from different sections of soc…
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Beijing, March 13 (IANS) The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed grave concern over China’s newly approved law on “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” adopted during the annual parliamentary session of the Chinese Communist Party, warning that it could intensify repression against Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Southern Mongolians. The organisation cautioned that the legislation may further strengthen state control and assimilation policies targeting ethnic minorities in China.The organisa…
Dhaka, Feb 6 (IANS) Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus has decided to seek a probe by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights into the killing of radical platform Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.The announcement was made in a social media post by Shafiqul Alam, the Press Secretary to Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.The move comes after Inqilab Moncha staged a sit-in outside the Chief Advisor’s official residence, Jamuna, …