The article examines the controversy surrounding the planting of a purported Sri Maha Bodhi sapling at Vadunnagala, an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in northern Sri Lanka, by politician Sarath Weerasekara. It links
Editor’s Note: In this article, authors from Malaysia University of Science & Technology highlight the importance of integrating civil society voices in climate policy, especially within developing countries. Presented at the recent
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We have laws to ensure children are born into a safe, sustainable, and unpolluted environment. These laws are also meant to empower future generations and guarantee birth equity. But far from ensuring that these
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No country is immune from water scarcity issues—not even wealthy countries like the United States. Population growth and climate change are stretching America’s water supplies to the limit, and tapping new sources
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All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) President, Moulana Khalid Saifullah Rehmani, has declared firm opposition to the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, asserting that the organization will resist the legislation “at all
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The 2024 China-Europe Seminar on Human Rights kicks off in the Berlin Marriott Hotel on Tuesday. The topic of the meeting, where views from China and Europe were shared, focused on the
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Tamil activists have participated in the UN human rights process since July 1983 – activists from the South since 1990. Then, only twice a year – the UN Human Rights Commission in
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Chanie Wenjack was a 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy who attended the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School in Kenora, Ontario, in the 1960s. Like many Indigenous children, he was forcibly removed from his family
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As the world will mark World Food Day on Wednesday, millions of Afghans continue to face the grim reality of hunger. For many in Afghanistan, where poverty is widespread, obtaining even a
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Nandini Voice for the Deprived, a non-profit organisation based in Chennai, conducted an All-India essay competition for students on the following subject: “Women’s Liberty & Safety in India – Issues and Remedies”
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The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the recent report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on the “Situation of Human Rights in Sri Lanka” and the subsequent dialogue
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Sri Lanka celebrated the International Children’s Day on 1 October with several events in Colombo with the participation of the new Prime Minister, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, and other officials related to children’s
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Social protection systems are essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, social protection is insufficient across Asia and the Pacific, and the region is at risk from megatrends: climate
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Against the backdrop of hegemonism, power politics, regional conflicts, economic slowdown and climate change, which are posing significant threats to the protection of human rights in today’s world, the First China-Latin America
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Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles on the role of social movements in bringing about transformative change. The U.S. and many other societies are cycling into situations of toxic
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The phony quest for human rights by Amnesty not only lays bare its ideological propaganda but also showcases the hollow nature of its advocacy. Adorned as a custodian of human rights by
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