Mehr Singh

Policy Analyst @citimmcanada | Former JPC TiP & SoM Program @UNODC_SEAP | International Development Policy MA @CU_NPSIA | RTs are not endorsements. She/Her.

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

The number of victims of human trafficking detected globally is rising again after falling off during the COVID-19 pandemic, @UNODC said in its latest report on the issue, covering 156 countries.

#EndHumanTrafficking

https://t.co/cCtzOkFAS6

[lemun @pragunwastaken]

LGBTQ (let’s get biryani tonight queen)

[ten second cam @camilli_amilli]

three wise men? three? be serious

[🛒 @tayhader]

phineas and ferb: we're building a rollercoaster today
perry's subplot:

https://t.co/NlyIHy6L5c

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Israeli ground forces are encircling and moving deeper into Gaza City, within 2 km of Gaza’s largest medical facility, al-Shifa Hospital, where staff are overwhelmed by the number of patients amid a month-long blockade & heavy bombardment.

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[Preston D. Mitchum @PrestonMitchum]

“I want an abortion” is reason enough to have an abortion. Nothing else needed. All these hypotheticals and dishonest preambles are exhausting.

[Dorothy Roberts @DorothyERoberts]

Laws that were enacted by elite white men to enforce a blatantly white supremacist, patriarchal & misogynist regime, when women, Black people & Native tribes were legally disenfranchised, are going back in effect today.

[Greg Fergus @GregFergus]

As a Canadian, I stand for our freedom of speech, for our right to protest peacefully and respectfully. The only way to eradicate all forms of hate in our society is to not passively stand by when it happens. 🇨🇦

[Telegraph Global Health Security @TelGlobalHealth]

🚨 The Indian govt is blocking a new law which would criminalise marital rape.

Women’s rights organisations have reacted with fury, describing the current law as a colonial era “relic” that has no place in modern India.

#Thread

https://t.co/zaOGw1PGYq @Telegraph

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros https://t.co/Av4gV9rpjt

[MaggieK 🇨🇦 @MaggieKeresteci]

I don’t feel controlled by government when I wear a mask or get #COVID19Vaccine any more than I do wearing a seatbelt, deciding not to drink & drive or stopping at red light. I am vaccinated bc I want to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. The common good matters.

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

Friendly reminder:

If Black children are old enough to experience racism, other children are old enough to learn about racism and how to be an antiracist.

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Dr. Mercy Korir @DrMercyKorir]

Fluency in English is not a mark of intelligence.

[CBC News Alerts @CBCAlerts]

751 unmarked graves found at site of former residential school in Saskatchewan, Cowessess First Nation says. Marieval Indian Residential School operated from 1899 to 1997. Chief says finding the names of the people buried is the next priority.

[Perry Bellegarde @perrybellegarde]

The news that hundreds of unmarked graves have been found in Cowessess First Nation is absolutely tragic, but not surprising.

I urge all Canadians to stand with First Nations in this extremely difficult and emotional time. https://t.co/8SHEevtk71

[Ginella Massa @GinellaMassa]

I've had a lump in my throat all afternoon, holding back emotion so I can do my job. My heart breaks for the little boy who lost his family for walking while Muslim. Reporting on this is difficult, but I'm grateful I get to help guide the conversation https://t.co/BJ7SJTkpXb

[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

Now is not the time to travel. If you have plans to head somewhere for the long weekend, cancel them. There are other, safer ways for you to connect with your family and friends. For those who need to travel, take note of the measures that are in place when you return to Canada:

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

Rwanda is one of the first countries in Africa to include refugees in their national COVID-19 vaccination program.

416 refugees have received the vaccination in one week. https://t.co/cKDqQk3RUG