“All lives matter”….. This is a universal principle recognized throughout the world irrespective of caste or creed, gender or sexuality or religion. But this does not seem to apply in case of Black’s whose lives are not considered worthy of good education, decent shelter or good living. Blacks are subjected to the most gruesome brutalities in America. One of such harsh punishments they are subjected to is death penalties. In the sphere of enforcement of capital punishment as well, the Blacks face a lot of discrimination. How far this aspect grows into a phenomenon is the subject matter of this paper.
By Soundarya Lahiri
“All lives matter”….. This is a universal principle recognized throughout the world irrespective of caste or creed, gender or sexuality or religion. But this does not seem to apply in case of Black’s whose lives are not considered worthy of good education, decent shelter or good living. Blacks are subjected to the most gruesome brutalities in America. One of such harsh punishments they are subjected to is death penalties. In the sphere of enforcement of capital punishment as well, the Blacks face a lot of discrimination. How far this aspect grows into a phenomenon is the subject matter of this paper.
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By Aishwarya Nair
A little over a year into President Joko Widodo’s tenure, the situational irony in Indonesia cannot be any more pronounced. Widodo, whose pre-election campaign pledged to champion human rights and focus,inter alia, on addressing past instances of human rights abuse and reforming the police[1] has gained greater publicity for an unprecedented rise in executions for drug-related crimes. Prior to Widodo, Indonesia had been gradually shifting towards curbing the use of death penalty. Executions had been put on hold; interventions resulted in 240 commutations between 2011 and 2014; and in 2012, Indonesia changed its position from 'against' to 'abstention' during voting on UN General Assembly resolutions supporting a moratorium on the use of the death penalty[2].In stark contrast to this, the fourteen executions in 2015 alone represent a regressive step completely nullifying all progress made towards abolition thus far. NOVEMBER 2015
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201511241042.html
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/un-rights-envoy-concerned-by-tensions-in-cambodia/480354
http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/bullying-lgbt-students-pervasive-asia-pacific
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201511091376.html https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/06/ethiopia-joint-letter-world-bank-translator-terrorism-charges
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/02/syria-armed-groups-use-caged-hostages-deter-attacks OCTOBER- 2015 Ø October 29th - Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi Gets Sakharov Prize, Top E.U. Human Right Award http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/world/middleeast//
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The Cell for Human Rights and Access to Justice successfully organized a lecture, documentary screening and discussion by Ms. Sonal Giani on Wednesday, 4th November 2015 on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and ground human rights violations. Ms. Giani is an LGBT activist, theatre producer and founder core member of “Yaariyan”, a youth group for LGBT individuals.
By Arshiya Ghose
“Seldom, our society realizes or cares to realize the trauma, agony and pain which the members of Transgender community undergo, nor appreciates the innate feelings of the members of the Transgender community, especially of those whose mind and body disown their biological sex.” In April 2014 the Supreme Court of India passed a path-breaking judgment, National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) v. Union of India and Others.[1] By granting constitutional rights and freedoms to transgender persons, the Court recognized the diverse gender identities by breaking the binary gender construct of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ that had prevailed in Indian laws till date. A Division Bench of Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri pronounced this judgment. By Aishwarya Srivastava
“For inmates with disabilities who are routinely denied their mental or physical needs, incarceration can be a nightmarish fight for survival.”[1] President Obama marked the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26 with a public statement supporting the act, while acknowledging that its aim of equality is far from realized. Last year, he had said that “despite the gains we have made, independence and freedom from discrimination remain out of reach for too many individuals with disabilities.” Possibly no group of people understands this so deeply as prisoners.[2] By Saahil Khare and Mudit Nigam
The conflict in Sri Lanka has been one of the greatest offenders of Human Rights. It would be right to say that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)[1] and the Sri Lankan Government are major violators of human rights across the world. Extending over a period of 25 years, the civil war has caused severe hardship to those residing in Sri Lanka, with an estimated 80,000–100,000 people killed during its course.[2] During conflicts such as this, a large number of people lose their lives. However this is not the only atrocity committed during such civil wars. Both sides have committed extraordinary acts of cruelty that amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Instances of suicide bombing around the world are constantly playing with the lives of civilians in order to gain the Government’s attention. Such acts of the LTTE has gotten them banned by the Unites States as well as other institutes such as, the European Union in 2006[3] with the European Union re-imposing it in March 2015.[4] The civil war in the country has given them a wider opportunity to violate human rights. By Ayushi Sharma
This year the world witnessed Saudi Arabia's first nation-wide municipal elections inclusive of women voters. In accordance with national Saudi Arabia law, all 'citizens' have the right to vote. By definition women and men are citizens of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, a restriction of women’s voting right is contrary to the country's election law, which does not explicitly ban women from voting. However, women are subject to ample restrictions in the country including political restrains. |
About वाणी“To deny one their human rights is to challenge their very existence.” - Nelson Mandela Archives
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