Sakkcham Singh Parmaar, New Delhi (13/09/2024): While access to water depends on local geographic, sociocultural, and economic factors, water contamination remains a significant threat. A recent study has revealed that more than half of the global population 4.4 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water. This figure exceeds the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) […]
Bangladesh Burning! But why?
At least 39 people have been killed and over 2,500 have sustained injuries in Bangladesh after clashes between students, government supporters and armed police following protests against service job quotas. The demonstrations ignited as an aftermath of the High Court’s judgment which laid down that at least 30 percent of the Government jobs to be […]
India Contributes $2.5 Million to UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees.
On 15/07/2024, the Government of India announced the release of the first tranche of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as part of its annual USD 5 million contribution for the fiscal year 2024-25. This instalment brings India’s total contributions to the […]
Hamas Denies HRW War Crimes Accusations, Alleges Bias
Hamas has dismissed Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) recent allegations of war crimes committed during the October 7, 2023 assault on Israel. The HRW report, released on Wednesday, accuses Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups of numerous crimes against humanity, including summary executions and sexual violence, during the attack. HRW’s investigation, based on 144 witness interviews and […]
From Graduation to Unemployment: The Public Health Licensing Dilemma
Mark celebrated his graduation from the University of Eldoret in April 2022, proudly earning a Second Class Honours Upper Division in Public Health. Confident in his qualifications, he expected to secure employment within six months. However, as he began applying to various governmental and non-governmental organizations, he quickly realized that progress would be impossible without […]
Women First? The Gendered Impact of War on Gaza
In the continuum of events materializing in a war zone, we often turn a blind eye towards the plight of women and their access to basic rights. Although war’s savagery affects both women and men, it always has an inordinate gendered impact on women’s lives. Beyond the perspective of states, political leaders and soldiers, the […]
Unavoidable Showdown: The Post-1945 USA vs. Soviet Union Rivalry
Introduction to the USA Soviet Union Rivarly Before declaring anything “inevitable”, one must speak on the idea of inevitability. “Inevitable” is in one sense ideological; to declare an event as destined to happen is as much an ideology as the ideologies of capitalism or communism in East versus West discourse. There are some who, through theoretical international relations frameworks, […]
Exemplary Punishments or Leading Judgements: A Better Approach to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan
There has been a long-standing debate that how heinous crimes like murder, rape, sexual molestation, felonious assault, etc could be withheld and prevented to form an illusionary crime-free society. The proponents of a crime-free society keep on proposing countless precautionary as well as preventive measures on the subject in discussion. For instance, Pakistan has been […]
The Pakistani Polycrisis: Imran Khan, the Economy and Military Totalitarianism
April 2022 marked the end of Imran Khan’s rule as Prime Minister of Pakistan. The discourse surrounding his four-year reign continues even a year after his removal from office. With Khan out on bail and the Pakistani mob mobilised against what they deem to be an unstable civilian government under the control of an authoritarian […]
Red Wolf and the Surveillance State: Investigating the Human Rights Implications of AI-Powered Facial Recognition Technology in Palestine
Facial recognition risks being weaponized by law enforcement against marginalised communities around the world. From New Delhi to New York, this invasive technology turns our identities against us and undermines human rights. Matt Mahmoudi, AI and Human Rights Researcher at Amnesty International. Introduction Facial surveillance systems are sophisticated technological applications that facilitate the identification and […]
