Author: Priya Saha

Pakistan spent March 8, 2022 observing women’s day as was done by most countries around the globe. It is only four years ago, when some Pakistani women took to the streets to demand better treatment in their homes, in educational institutions, and at the workplace. Women in Karachi took the initiative to bring out their friends and relatives to come and start demanding better rights for women. Although the reaction to the first women’s march was relatively low key, there was some condemnation from Islamic extremists who labeled the participants as “anti-religion” even “vulgar”. “What started as a single demonstration…

GPs and other health practitioners should cultivate “curious openness” to help their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual or gender and sexually diverse (LGBTQA+) patients who may be survivors of conversion practices, according to experts. Conversion practices, sometimes known as “conversion therapy”, are any attempt to change or suppress someone’s sexuality or gender identity, according to the authors of a Perspective published by the MJA. “This can include a whole range of practices – a therapeutic group similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, it might be prayer groups, or it might be more informal practices – but they reiterate the message that…

Several organisations, including ALRD, hold a seminar titled ‘the practice of the language and culture of Adivasis in Bangladesh’ at CBCB auditorium in Mohammadpur on Sunday. — New Age photo Rights activists, academics, researchers and ethnic minority group leaders on Sunday demanded government initiatives to protect the language and culture of ethnic minorities. Practice of ethnic minorities’ culture and languages was on the decline gradually leading them to the verge of extinction, they told a seminar in the city. Association for Land Reform and development organised the national seminar on ‘Practice of ethnic minorities’ language-culture in Bangladesh: Crisis and Way…

Bengaluru: A few kilometres from Manyata Embassy, one of the city’s largest technology parks, in north Bengaluru’s Dasarahalli, 315 stateless Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers live in a temporary settlement, one of three such settlements in the city with nearly 500 Rohingya refugees in all, one refugee told IndiaSpend.These survivors of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar live in tarpaulin tents held up by bamboo poles; the floors carpeted with scraps of gunny sacks and old cloth. About 63 families, including 60 children, are crammed into this one area–six people, on average, live in each tent; each family pays the landowner Rs…

… ইসলাম শামীম, প্রিয়া সাহা, জনি, ফিরোজ, শান্ত, নৈতিক, মীম, সামিউল ও মাহমুদ। (Note: This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed. PriyaSaha.Com Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. Please visit the Source Website that deserves the credit and responsibility for creating this content.)

সাধারণ সদস্য হিসেবে সাইফুল ইসলাম শামীম (৪৬ ব্যাচ), প্রিয়া সাহা (৪৮ ব্যাচ), জনি (৪৯ … (Note: This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed. PriyaSaha.Com Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. Please visit the Source Website that deserves the credit and responsibility for creating this content.)

Amazon is allegedly employing suppliers in China with links to forced labor, according to a report from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP), a research group owned by the nonprofit watchdog organization Campaign for Accountability (via NBC News). The report accuses Amazon of continuing to work with these suppliers, despite evidence of their association with Uyghur labor camps. China’s population of Uyghurs, the country’s Muslim ethnic minority, is largely concentrated in the Xinjiang region of China. Over several years, the group has been subject to a number of human rights abuses within the country, including internment camps, constant surveillance, mass sterilization,…

Living in areas with higher levels of racial prejudice can cause poor health outcomes such as heart disease and mental health problems, according to a new report. A group of researchers conducted a systemic review of 14 different studies that used data from Google, Twitter and other big-data sources to understand how prejudice and health are intertwined in communities across the country. The study was published by the American Psychological Association. The results revealed there was an association between levels of racial prejudice in a community and adverse health outcomes for people of color who lived there. Researchers said there are various…

Local resident Viktoria Makarova participates in a class at a self-defence course for civilians in Kharkiv, Ukraine on February 6, 2022. — Reuters RUSSIAN troops have advanced into Ukraine. Their assault is on. Vladimir Putin’s forces are marching towards the Ukraine’s capital. The fall of Kiev seems to be just a matter of time. Ukraine has been left alone. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has been made into a scapegoat by his western allies. Both the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the United States, Ukraine’s so-called friends, are yet again all thunders and no rain. Their responses to Russia’s invasion consist…

The minister said both India and Bangladesh can be the pharmacy of the world. The minister said both India and Bangladesh can be the pharmacy of the world. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday called for enhanced economic ties between India and Bangladesh as the two countries share a strong historical relationship.Speaking at a virtual meet of India-Bangladesh stakeholders, organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, he suggested four focus areas, including trade, connectivity, where both the countries can work together.Mentioning that the supply chain between India and Bangladesh did not get interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, he…

LAHORE: A writ petition was filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday which sought to extend the implementation of remission in prison sentences on the basis of educational qualification, acquired during prison term, to religious minority prisoners. The petitioner, Kashif Masih, contended that the Constitution of Pakistan protects the life of every citizen under Article 25, adding that Article 10-A provides citizens with the right to a fair trial, while Article 20 guarantees citizens the right to profess, propagate and practice their own religion. Thus, on the basis of constitutional rights, the petitioner contended that Rule 215 of the…

LAHORE:Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has said that the government will ensure the protection of minorities and their religious freedom. The Constitution of Pakistan protects the fundamental rights of every individual without discrimination of any religion. All religions in Pakistan are united against terrorists. Minorities are being massacred in India under the leadership of Modi and religious freedom no longer exists in India. International human rights organisations, including the United Nations must take strict and immediate notice.He expressed these views while talking to a delegation led by Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs Ejaz Alam and others at Governor’s House here. Ejaz…