Khalra Mission Organization patron Bibi Paramjit Kaur Khalra addressing a press conference in Amritsar Sahib
âRaising deep concern over the disappearances of hundreds of the agitating farmers in Delhi, representatives of six human rights advocacy groups jointly said, “As many as 200 protesters have been detained, while many have been booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Sedition sections in Delhi following the incidents took place at Red Fort on January 26”.
A press conference was organized by these groupsâKhalra Mission Organization, Punjab Documentation and Advocacy Project, Punjab Human Rights Organisation, Lawyers for Human Rights International, Peopleâs Union for Civil Liberties and Human Rights Law Network.Â
Uganda: Elections Marred by Violence
Format
Investigate Security Force Conduct; End Repression; Ensure Justice
(Nairobi) – The weeks leading up to Uganda’s recently concluded elections were characterized by widespread violence and human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The abuses included killings by security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters and journalists, disruption of opposition rallies, and a shutdown of the internet. The authorities should ensure thorough investigation and prosecution of those responsible for abuses.
Since election campaigns began in November 2020, security forces have clamped down on opposition members and journalists, violently arresting scores of people, including the presidential candidates Patrick Amuriat of the Forum for Democratic Change and Robert Kyagulanyi, of the National Unity Platform. On November 18 and 19, security forces clamped down on protesters demanding the release of then detained Kyagulanyi, popula
India using pellet guns to blind Kashmiris
Islamabad
January 3, 2021
Indian severity in illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir is anything but a new phenomenon however, the use of pellet guns (a type of shotgun) has added another dimension to it. Pellet guns are not used elsewhere on the planet accept in IIOJK which obviously shows the Indian mentality of using it as an instrument of torment to suppress the voice of the Kashmiris.
Being marked for the third time since it was officially designated by the UN General Assembly, the World Braille Day on January 4, 2021 brings issues to light of the significance of the tactile global communication system, which empowers blind and visually impaired people, to understand their full human rights. It is assessed that roughly 2.2 billion individuals have vision impairment or visual deficiency, as indicated by the Worth Health Organisation (WHO), a billion of whom have either not had their condition tended to, or whose impedance might have b