(98) India Implements ‘Discriminatory’ Citizenship Law
Narendra Modi’s government has implemented a controversial law on Indian citizenship that has been widely criticised as discriminating against Muslims and sparked massive protests when it was enacted four years ago. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party is seeking to increase its parliamentary majority and to secure the 73-year-old leader a third five-year term at […]
(97) One In Five UN-Tracked Migratory Species At Risk Of Extinction
One in five species of migratory birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, and insects tracked by the United Nations is threatened with extinction due to escalating environmental pressures and overexploitation by humans, according to a recent landmark report. The report finds that 44 percent of these species are experiencing population declines and 22 percent are threatened with […]
(96) All of Bangladesh Is Drinking Water Containing Carcinogenic Arsenic
Nearly half of the water that Bangladeshis are drinking contains dangerously high levels of arsenic, a new study has revealed. A team of scientists found that 49 per cent of the water, which an overwhelming majority of the population depends on, contains unsafe limits of the carcinogenic contaminant. The discovery highlights a looming public health […]
(95) Almost 100 Journalists Killed And 400 Imprisoned In 2023, Says Report
The International Federation of Journalists records that 94 journalists and media workers, including 9 women, have been killed in 2023. Since 7 October, more than one journalist a day has lost their lives during the war in Gaza, a scale and pace of loss of media professionals’ lives without precedent. Publishing ahead of International Human […]
(94) Bangladesh’s Workers For Fast Fashion Brands Fear Starvation As They Fight For Higher Wages
With USD72 monthly wages , garment workers making clothes in Bangladesh for global high-street brands say they are facing starvation and are having to steal and scavenge food from fields and bins to feed their children, as protests continue over a new minimum wage for the garment workforce of 4 million people. Despite being second […]
(93) Every Two Minutes, a Child is being Prepared for Sexual Exploitation and Child Sex Trafficking
Child trafficking affects every country in the world, and children make up 37% of all human trafficking victims worldwide, which two out of every three identified child victims are girls. A majority of the time, victims are trafficked by someone they know, such as a friend, family member or romantic partner. Inducing a child under […]
(92) A Child Was Sexually Abused Every Two Hours In Pakistan This Year 2023
An average of 12 children per day – or one every two hours – were subjected to sexual abuse in Pakistan in 2023, a report by a nongovernmental organisation says. In its half-yearly report published on Thursday, Islamabad-based NGO Sahil said a total of 2,227 cases of child sexual abuse were reported to the authorities […]
(91) Indigenous People ‘Under Threat’ From Clean Energy Push
There is a growing resistance to large renewable energy projects among many indigenous communities, many of these groups do not have official land titles where they live, but the government does, and it too often grants titles to renewable energy companies without consultation, consent, or compensation. Since 2010, a growing allegations of displacement, harm to […]
(90) Sportswashing Is Everywhere, but It’s Not New
Regimes have been using sports to burnish their images or distract from their problematic behavior for centuries. Sportswashing, the use of an athletic event by an individual or a government, a corporation, or another group to promote or burnish the individual’s or group’s reputation, especially amid controversy or scandal. The term was coined in 2015 […]
(89) Ukraine Dam Explosion Is ‘Worst Environmental Disaster Since Chernobyl’
The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam significantly changes the geography and topography of the Kherson frontline sector in southern Ukraine. Russian and Ukrainian forces reportedly engaged in skirmishes in western Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Russian and Ukrainian officials each accused the other state of damaging an ammonia pipeline that runs through Kharkiv Oblast and […]