“The government has cut the budget in areas where we wouldn’t expect to cut because we consider that the government is serious about the elimination of women engaged in manual scavenging and men who are engaged in this," said @sitara1
https://t.co/hOFlF1fT7W
Press Release: We are concerned that 1 month after Mr. Parvez’s arrest, he is still deprived of liberty in what appears to be a new incident of retaliation for his legitimate activities as a Human Rights Defender.
https://t.co/YuOnaeyFwI
Jai Bhim!
Our heartiest congratulations to Beena Pallical
@sitara1, Secretary @DalitRights for being India's first Dalit woman to present the issue of casteism at @TEDxSurat. We are proud as we take one step at a time to our representation on all mainstream platforms.
#India: UN experts urge authorities to stop targeting Kashmiri rights defender #KhurramParvez and release him immediately.
"We regret that the Government continues to use #UAPA to restrict fundamental freedoms in Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmir".
👉 https://t.co/yd9zH7BTEm
Call for input: #Minorities exploited in contemporary #slavery. I seek info on the victimisation of #minorities, including communities discriminated on work/descent & migrant workers, for my next report to @UN_HRC ➡️ https://t.co/p5fQRAC5KY Please circulate widely.
I deeply deplore the arrest under UAPA of #KhurramParvez. Khurram is among our finest & bravest activists, unshakably committed to justice & peace. He fought tirelessly with families of those whose loved ones had disappeared. He mustn't be persecuted for battling for justice
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Working silently, yet resiliently for over three decades amidst adivasis, workers & oppressed sections in #Chhattisgarh, #Sudha has inspired an entire generation to understand the combined value of legal activism & on-ground unionizing. Happy birthday Comrade. You are a star.❤✊🏽
Women journalists are disproportionately targeted with violence online.
Every threat against a journalist is a threat against freedom.
More from @UNESCO on Tuesday's Int Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists: https://t.co/cLoD4ybtam
Excl: Five years after it cancelled Greenpeace FCRA license, govt restricts funding for 10 US, Australian and European NGOs dealing with climate change and child labour issues inc ECF,Omidyar network,Stardust fund, Walk Free fdn. Reporting @the_hindu https://t.co/KyEHDhRP94
VERY IMPORTANT PODCAST!
@USCIRF’s Chair @nadinemaenza talks about India’s discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) & why India should be designated a Country of Particular of Concern (CPC) by @StateDept.
https://t.co/E0e1PvPA9U
This week, @nadinemaenza joins @DwightBashir on the USCIRF Spotlight podcast to discuss a new report by @UCBerkeley & @ChatterjiAngana titled “BREAKING WORLDS: Religion, Law and Citizenship in Majoritarian #India: The Story of Assam."
Full episode here: https://t.co/Cxkp6UTbJu
The new report highlights an attempt by the govt of #India to alter the basis of Indian citizenship through the pilot implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) & National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state of #Assam. @nadinemaenza