Caste discrimination fuels modern slavery practices in India, says Indian humanist activist at UN
Humanist activist from India links caste discrimination to modern slavery practices.
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Caste and modern slavery practices in India
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 51st Session (12 September – 7 October 2022) Interactive…
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Challenging caste prejudice now considered ‘terrorism’ in India, Humanists tell UN
Activists working at the intersection of land rights, gender and caste are facing increasing attacks from India’s right-wing, nationalist government.
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Freedom of expression and association in India
Oral statement International Humanist and Ethical Union UN Human Rights Council, 49th Session (28 February – 1 April 2022) General…
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“Writing was my way of fighting against untouchability in Mauritania”: interview with Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir
Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir, an antislavery activist and blogger from Mauritania who spent six years in prison and survived ‘death…
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Freethought Lebanon and SOCH Nepal submit human rights reports to UN UPR
The UPR submissions will provide essential, firsthand facts to support the review of Lebanon and Nepal's human rights framework.
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Humanist activist calls for a moratorium on forced evictions in India
Humanists oppose India's policy of forced evictions against families in marginalised and low-income communities.
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Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir freed after 6 years in detention
Sentenced to death in 2014 following accusations of "blasphemy" and "apostasy", Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir has now been freed and…
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Attacks on Dalit Rationalists
ORAL STATEMENT International Humanist and Ethical Union 40th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (25th February – 22nd March…
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Dalit Women (REFERENCED)
Integration of the Human Rights of Women (item 12) [Only the words in bold were actually spoken, the words in…
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