ACHR urges President of UN Human Rights Council for removal of UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar Professor Yanghee Lee for bias

PRESS RELEASE: ABOUT 70,000 DISPLACED, MANIPUR’S RIOTS DESTABILSING NORTH EAST’S REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY

Two months of riots since 3 May 2023 after the protest by the All Tribal Students’ Union of Manipur over the issue of grant of Scheduled Tribes (ST) status to the Meiteis turned violent, ethnic riots between the Meiteis and the Kukis in Manipur has turned into a full scale civil war, destabilising peace and security […]

Coronavirus Pandemic: India’s Mongoloid looking people face upsurge of racism

Contents 1. Upsurge of racism against India’s Mongoloid looking people 2. Emblematic cases of racism against India’s Mongoloid looking people during COVID-19 pandemic 3. The way forward: India must enact an anti-racism law 1. Upsurge of racism against India’s Mongoloid looking people Coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected the entire world and people whose physical features resemble […]

After complaint, Centre directs Arunachal to include Chakmas, Hajongs in COVID-19 programme, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express01 May 2020 RRAG director Suhas Chakma said: “The food relief has been provided to about 40% of the extremely poor Chakmas and Hajongs like the daily-wage labourers”. GUWAHATI: The Centre has directed Arunachal Pradesh government to take up as a “matter of priority” the alleged exclusion of 65,875 Chakmas and Hajongs […]