World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
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Indian child labour behind African diamond's glitter
More than 10 per cent of the nearly 800,000 diamond and gemstone workers in India are children as young as eight years of age, who work for a pittance polishing and cutting the gems without
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Open up Aboriginal land, review urges
Permits for entry to Aboriginal land in Australia should be scrapped and territory governments should be able to acquire Aboriginal land for public purposes, a review of the Northern Territory Land
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Cabinet vetoes UN native plan
The Federal Government of Australia is trying to water down the United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples after attacks on the UN initiative by the One Nation Leader, Mrs
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UNHCR denies allegations of dubious accounting practices
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees moved to defuse criticism of its management and financial practices, with a rebuttal of allegations raised by the Financial Times investigation into
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Govt. rejects NHRC suggestion on child labour
The Centre has rejected a major recommendation of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) prohibiting the Government employees from hiring children below 14 years as domestic servants. NHRC
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New state a threat, Aborigines warn
Aboriginal leaders have attacked the announcement that the Northern Territory could become Australia's seventh state in 2001, warning that it will lead to a further erosion of their rights. The
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Sweden apologizes to the Sami
The reindeer-herding Sami people of northern Sweden have won an apology from the government for centuries of oppression. The Sami, who number about 70,000 are pushing for rights as an indigenous
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Durgabai award for TN-based forum
A Women's Development Group, STEPS, based in Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, has been selected as the first recipient of the Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for outstanding work on issues related to
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Canada signs historic treaty with Indian group
Canada's federal governmet has signed a landmark treaty with west coast Indians, giving a native group control for the first time of a majestic swath of pine forest, crystal streams and towering
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Pakistan ranks as one of the worst in status of women
WB: While South Asia as a whole lags behind as far as the status of women is concerned, Pakistan in particular has one of the worst records in female health and education, says World Bank