The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has challenged the Centre’s May 28 order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asking minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who have taken refuge in India, to apply for citizenship. The order had empowered 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab to grant citizenship to non-Muslim minorities including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.The Home Ministry had issued the notification for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955. Those eligible to apply for Indian citizenship are currently living in Morbi, Rajkot, Patan and Vadodara of Gujarat,…
Author: Priya Saha
Priya Saha
Executive Director at Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities | Priya Saha is the Executive Director of Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM). HRCBM is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
The Central government has empowered authorities of five states to invite applications for citizenship on the lines of provisions based on religion, as chalked out in the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA), which had sparked massive protests across the country. With rules under the CAA still not framed or notified, this move has raised many eyebrows. On May 28, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a Gazette notification under the 2009 rules of the Citizenship Act, 1955, asking non-Muslims belonging to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan and residing in 13 districts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab…
In 2015, the Central government exercised its powers under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 the Rules of 1950 to exempt Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians belonging to Bangladesh and Pakistan, from adverse penal consequences of Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920. At the same time in 2015, the government exercised its powers under the Foreigners Act, 1946 and issued a notification amending the Foreigners Order, 1948 thereby exempting Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians belonging to Bangladesh and Pakistan, from the application of Foreigners Act, 1946 and the orders made in respect of their overstay…
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A new first-of-its-kind cancer study is being conducted at UC Davis Health that examines how the disease impacts minorities. The loud steady hum of the large white PET scan machine called the Explorer at UC Davis Health may look concerning. But it’s actually part of a trial for a new cancer research study at the Comprehensive Cancer Center is conducting.READ MORE: Modesto Man Honors Fallen Heroes In The Area With Crosses In Yad “The reason why we are having this study is to recruit healthy individuals who don’t have cancer or disease to be able to provide…
The move was to make plans to topple the government, Qashemi told detectives The finance secretary of Hefazat-e-Islam’s recently dissolved committee, Monir Hossain Qashemi, had met a representative of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman in Thailand in a bid to topple the government last year, detectives say.Upon the instructions from a top leader of the Islamist hardliner platform and also a BNP leader, Qashemi travelled to Bangkok in February 2020 to discuss how to oust the government. In exchange, he was given a hefty sum of money, the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) revealed, reports Bangla Tribune. He divulged the…
Human rights defender Narges Mohammadi says Iranian prison authorities use sexual abuse and harassment systematically to break the will of incarcerated women — and that she herself has been a victim. Fear, shame, and a culture of avoidance may keep many victims of such practices from speaking out. But Mohammadi and other former detainees in Iran shared their experiences during a May 27 group discussion on the Clubhouse social-media app — an online gathering that also was joined by the exiled Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi. “I felt like a sheep who was thrown into the car,” Mohammadi…
Former West Ham striker Carlton Cole on becoming a coachCan great players make great coaches? A group of former England team-mates are seeking to prove the answer is yes – with help from a new Football Association initiative.Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Carlton Cole and Michael Dawson all know what it’s like to play at the highest level, and the FA is keen to ensure they can move into roles where they pass that experience on.That was why, when England beat Poland 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier in March, their manager Gareth Southgate wasn’t the only coach scrutinising the game.Rooney,…
Hundreds of Catholics thanked God for blessings and paid tributes to their ancestors as they joined a grand celebration to mark the centenary of migration and faith in northern Bangladesh. May 31, 2021 Bishop Gervas Rozario releases doves to mark 100 years of migration, faith and culture at St. Rita’s Church in Rajshahi Diocese on May 28. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News) By Stephan UttomHundreds of Catholics thanked God for blessings and paid tributes to their ancestors as they joined a grand celebration to mark the centenary of migration and faith in northern Bangladesh. About 1,500 Catholics from various parishes in…
Catholics in India’s Kerala state have welcomed a court order that struck down a state government order that they claimed was unfair to Christians in distributing scholarship funds for students.The top court in the southern state on May 28 suspended a 2015 government order after finding it favored Muslims in the distribution of merit-cum-means scholarships meant for religious minority communities.“We are very happy about the order, which recognized our stand,” said Father Jacob Palackapilly, deputy secretary general of Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) that has been campaigning against the order. Subscribe to your daily free newsletter from UCA News Thank…
On May 27, French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Rwanda on a state visit, during which he spoke about his country’s responsibility for the 1994 genocide that claimed the lives of about 800,000 Rwandans, primarily minority Tutsis. France was responsible because it backed the genocidal regime that was then in power in Rwanda and ignored warnings of the impending massacre, Macron said. Radical influencers inside Rwanda’s Hutu ethnic majority orchestrated the mass killing of minority Tutsis in 1994, following the elimination of the moderate Hutu leadership and formation of Hutu militias — the Interahamwe and the Impuzamugambi. While the interim…
Participants during a virtual dialogue yesterday urged the government to give priority to landless poor women, including those belonging to ethnic minorities in the plains, during allocation of arable khas land. They also urged the government to ensure financing and provide soft agricultural loan from state-owned banks to poor rural women considering their landless situation. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh in partnership with Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD) organised the event on “Safety and Land Rights of Women and Minorities”. The speakers stressed on formulating a ‘uniform…
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