From One Year of the Gag to the Next, âNormalcyâ in Kashmir Comes at a Price
Just when the central government was supposed to plan its course under the cold hand of reason, Modiâs pyromania in Kashmir comes with the potential to trigger a blowback that India may not afford.
Indian security personnel stop Kashmiri residents as they stand guard on a deserted road during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 23, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
Rights07/Jan/2021
Srinagar: From the central governmentâs perspective, the year that just ended signifies a triumph of sorts on the Kashmir front. Despite the fact that the Valley was still reeling from the chaotic aftermath of the end of its special constitutional status â the loss of statehood, its division into two, the worldâs longest internet shutdown, mass detentions, a violent crackdown on protests and significant struc
Dec 31, 2020
Pablo Mis Appointed as Advisor to UN General Secretary on United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Pablo Mis has been appointed to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples. In his capacity, Mis will serve as one of five persons on the Advisory Board of Trustees of the U.N. Fund. The fund was established some thirty-five years ago with the goal to enhance the participation of indigenous people in the U.N. system. Mis is the first indigenous representative from Belize to be appointed in this role. Mis says that his appointment will provide him with the opportunity to advise the U.N.’s Secretary General on the use of the fund for the next three years. Today, he shared what this appointment means for indigenous peoples across the Americas and what he is hoping to champion on their behalf in his advisory role: