Sri Lanka’s human rights record comes under the scanner at UN Human Rights council
A resolution proposing scrutiny of the human rights violation in the country and for accountability of past violations will be voted on at the UN Human Rights Council in March
Education unions in the UK slams Tory government’s plan of reopening schools
With all schools set to open on March 8, unions have accused the UK government of being unprepared to ensure the safety of the students. The National Education Union said the necessary safeguards had not been put in place
Outrage in US over Biden’s bid to reopen immigrant child detention facilities
Two detention facilities for undocumented immigrant minors were reopened by the Biden administration. They had been shut down during the Trump administration in the face of protests
Bombay Court grants bail to intellectual Varavara Rao on medical grounds
After spending nearly 31 months in jail, the 82-year-old intellectual has been granted six months bail on medical grounds while the bench asked him to remain within the jurisdiction of the special National Investigation Agency court
London bus drivers go on strike protesting pay cuts
Bus drivers at the bus service operator RATP in London protested the company’s attempt to implement pay cuts in the garb of the COVID-19 crisis that could see some of the drivers lose up to 2,500 Pounds (3039.57 USD) a year
WHO warns rich nations against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines, calls for vaccine equity
“Vaccine nationalism” has made a handful of rich countries amass more doses than required while the majority of the poorer nations have not received a single dose of the different vaccines available
Iran will seek compensation for the losses caused by the sanctions after US returns to the deal
Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif said that the country has suffered a loss of over USD 1 trillion due to over 1.600 sanctions imposed by the US since its unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018
Ukrainian communists condemn bid to rehabilitate Nazi collaborators
The Communist Party of Ukraine slammed the Lviv Regional Council’s appeal to grant legal recognition to the members of the SS Galicia Division that fought on the side of the Nazis during World War II