Category: International
Indigenous people especially at risk from COVID-19, warns WHO
Hill Voice, 21 July 2020, International Desk: GENEVA, Switzerland – Indigenous communities comprising half a million people around the world are especially vulnerable to the [Read More…]
Today Remna Ni (Peace Day) in Mizoram
Hill Voice, 30 June 2020, International Desk: Today is the historic Remna Ni (Peace Day) in Indian state of Mizoram. On 30 June 1986, a [Read More…]
MNF Bags Lone Rajya Sabha Seat in Mizoram Against Main Opposition ZPM
Hill Voice, 21 June 2020, International Desk: The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Mizoram which saw voting on [Read More…]
CHT region remains under military occupation, says HRW
Hill Voice, 3 June 2020, International Desk: Over 20 years after the peace agreement, the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region remains under military occupation and [Read More…]
COVID-19 not only a calamitous, also worst fears, AIPP says
Hill Voice, 28 May 2020, International Desk: The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a calamitous global event, but it is revealing the worst fears, especially, [Read More…]
COVID-19 devastating indigenous communities worldwide– UN expert warns
Hill Voice, 18 May 2020, GENEVA: The new UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, today expressed serious concerns [Read More…]
Front Line Defenders urges to release Didar Bhuiyan
Hill Voice, 8 May 2020, International Desk: Front Line Defenders urges Bangladesh to release human rights defenders Didar Bhuiyan immediately and unconditionally, as he is [Read More…]
COVID-19 Emergency Powers Not To Be Weaponised to Suppress: UN Human Rights Chief
Hill Voice, 5 May 2020, New Delhi: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet cautioned governments against violating basic human rights granted to [Read More…]
ESCR-Net calls for global action towards transformative change in response to COVID-19
Hill Voice, 2 May 2020, New York: Indigenous and social movements, human rights organizations and defenders around the world call for global action towards transformative [Read More…]
New UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples appointed
Hill Voice, 18 March 2020, Geneva: Jose Francisco “Pancho” Cali Tzay has been appointed as the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of [Read More…]