Category: Human Rights

Photo: Simranjit Singh Mann / Facebook
Human Rights

Punjab MP Fears Extrajudicial Killing of Sikh Leader Amritpal Singh

Photo: Simranjit Singh Mann / Facebook
Photo: Simranjit Singh Mann / Facebook

Punjab MP Fears Extrajudicial Killing of Sikh Leader Amritpal Singh

In order to save the people of Punjab from the impending disaster, some civil society groups keep protesting and raising their voice against the political corruption and continuous misgovernance in the state.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann — who is a member of parliament (MP) from Sangrur in Punjab — has expressed his apprehension that a youth Sikh leader Amritpal Singh may be eliminated by Punjab Police. read more

Rakesh Raman explaining the benefits of modern alternative education to people in a street of Delhi during RMN Foundation’s education awareness campaigns.
Human Rights

President Biden Should Provide Special Visa to Human Rights Defenders

Rakesh Raman explaining the benefits of modern alternative education to people in a street of Delhi during RMN Foundation’s education awareness campaigns.
Rakesh Raman explaining the benefits of modern alternative education to people in a street of Delhi during RMN Foundation’s education awareness campaigns.

President Biden Should Provide Special Visa to Human Rights Defenders

The second Summit for Democracy is an opportunity to demonstrate through tangible action the United States’ commitment to democracy and human rights globally.

The U.S. President Joe Biden should create a new visa category to allow entry to persecuted human rights defenders into the United States. In his letter of February 14, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D‑N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has urged President Biden to protect human rights activists who face threats in their countries. read more

Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart. Photo: UNICEF/Rzehak
Human Rights

World Must Unite to Fight Hunger in Syria: RMN Foundation

Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart. Photo: UNICEF/Rzehak
Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart. Photo: UNICEF/Rzehak

World Must Unite to Fight Hunger in Syria: RMN Foundation

The 12-year-old conflict in Syria has left nearly 12 million people without adequate food for their survival. As the food scarcity persists, a large number of Syrians are struggling to arrange food for their families while prices of most food items are spiralling in the West Asian country.

As the economic conditions are deteriorating, an estimated 90% of the population is living under extreme poverty and 80% of Syrians are facing food insecurity. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), 12 million people in Syria are already affected by the food shortages and another 2.9 million people are at risk of sliding into hunger. read more