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International NGO IMPACT reports India as among the Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs in the World
Canadian Nongovernment organization (NGO), IMPACT, in its study, named A Golden Web: How India Became One of the World’s Largest Gold Smuggling Hubs, has mentioned that India imports...
U.S Government amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 in support of Hong Kong protestors
The United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, signed two legislations that amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 and supports the pro-democracy...Kerala high court rules that right to access Internet is part of fundamental Right to Education (RTE) & Right to Privacy
The Kerala High Court has recently ruled that the right to have access to the Internet is part of the fundamental Right to Education (RTE) & also the...2019 World Day for International Justice (WDIJ)
The World Day for International Justice (WDIJ) is observed every year on July 17 to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of...India Condemns UN report on Kashmir Situation
India has lodged a strong protest with the United Nations Human Rights Office over its report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. UNHRC Report In 2018 the...
UN Report on Handling of Rohingya Crisis
The United Nations Report has slammed its own handling of Myanmar Rohingya crisis. The UN report makes the following observations: The report has expressed displeasure over the functioning...India ranked 95th in first-ever SDG Gender Index
India has been ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries in the first-ever SDG Gender Index, which measures strides made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set...
World Press Freedom Prize 2019 awarded to Myanmar Journalists
The World Press Freedom Prize also known as UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is formally conferred every year by Director-General of UNESCO, on occasion of World Press...
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) not to be ratified by US
US President Donald Trump announced that USA will not abide by and will never ratify Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a UN treaty aimed at regulating global arms trade....
Zuckerberg backs stronger internet privacy
The Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg called for the governments to play a greater role in protecting internet privacy. He cited 4 areas namely New regulations to protect society...Abdul Aziz Muhamat recipient of 2019 Martin Ennals human rights prize
Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a Sudanese refugee detained on Manus Island, has won the prestigious 2019 Martin Ennals human rights prize for exposing the very cruel refugee policy of...
