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Refoulement, Rohingya and a Refugee Policy for India

Refoulement, Rohingya and a Refugee Policy for India
India may continue to take cover under the fact that it is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention of the UN. But, at a time when it seeks to be a major global power, it cannot shy away from the humanitarian responsibility.
Representative image of Rohingya refugees. Photo: Reuters
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On March 31, 2021, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a statement calling all countries neighbouring Myanmar to offer refuge and protection to all those fleeing the country for their safety. This came in response to the escalation in violence towards protestors in Myanmar since the coup led by the Myanmar military overthrew the democratically elected government. ....

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Indian NGO moves NHRC to help shelter Myanmarese refugees

Indian NGO moves NHRC to help shelter Myanmarese refugees
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Indian NGO moves NHRC to help shelter Myanmarese refugees (Photo: bdnews24/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Kolkata, March 9 : Indian NGO National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) on Tuesday filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), urging it to process the asylum/refugee claims of Myanmarese refugees who have fled following the coup d etat in Myanmar on February 1, 2021 .
The NCAT appealed to the NHRC to send the Investigation Department of the NHRC to Mizoram to interview each of the refugees and determine their refugee status in conformity with national law and India s obligations under international law. ....

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NHRC urged to direct Modi govt not to forcibly repatriate Burmese refugees

NHRC urged to direct Modi govt not to forcibly repatriate Burmese refugees
Until 7 March this year , about 16 Myanmar nationals entered Mizoram in different batches
Tuesday March 9, 2021 8:54 PM, IANS
[Meanwhile, Rohingya refugees from Burma have been hauled and gathered inside M A M stadium in Jammu. Rohingya activists say the authorities have asked them to fill forms purportedly for their verification. Officials are tight lipped on this matter, Independent Journalist, Aakash Hassan wrote on Twitter @AakashHassan while sharing this image.]
Kolkata: Indian NGO National Campaign Against Torture (NCAT) on Tuesday filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), urging it to process the asylum/refugee claims of Myanmarese refugees who have fled following the coup d etat in Myanmar on February 1, 2021 . ....

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What does the Netherlands' attempt to hold the Syrian government accountable for human rights violations mean? – Syria Direct

What does the Netherlands’ attempt to hold the Syrian government accountable for human rights violations mean?
September 22, 2020
Members of the Syrian Organisation for the Victims of War (SOVW) display in Geneva pictures documenting the torture of detainees inside the Assad regime’s prisons and detention centres, 17/3/2016 (AFP)
BEIRUT– Last week, the Netherlands announced that it will hold Syria responsible for gross human rights violations in front of an international court.
For the last nine years, human rights organizations have widely documented torture, enforced disappearances and attacks on civilians committed by the Syrian government.
But the path towards holding the Syrian government accountable has stumbled upon geopolitical interests. Damascus has been sheltered by Russia and China’s vetoes at the UN Security Council (UNSC), preventing the referral of the ‘Syrian case’ to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and hindering the cre ....

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Absence of legal framework lets corporal punishment go unabated - Pakistan

Absence of legal framework lets corporal punishment go unabated - Pakistan
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