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UK Ranked Second-Worst Place in Western Europe for LGBTI+ Rights
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (312+ words) The UK has fallen to 22nd place in an annual index of LGBTI+ rights in 49 European countries, placing it below Estonia, Switzerland and Croatia. Apart from Italy, the UK is now the worst country in western Europe for LGBTI+ people in…...
Lack of understanding: India hits back at Dutch PM Rob Jetten over remarks on minority rights, press freedom | WATCH
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (280+ words) Ambassador Sibi George rejected the Dutch PM's remarks while answering questions raised by a Dutch journalist during a press interaction. "We face these kinds of questions basically because of the lack of understanding of the person who asks the question,…...
Lack of understanding: India rejects Dutch PMs remarks over press freedom, minority
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (479+ words) The reports of Dutch PM expressing concerns over developments in India came ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Modi. PTC News Desk: India on Sunday rejected Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten's reported remarks over declining press freedom and minority…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
12+ hour, 49+ min ago (877+ words) Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer…...
India rejects Dutch PM's remarks on media freedom and minority rights - INDIA - GENERAL | Kerala Kaumudi Online
4+ hour ago (235+ words) India rejects Dutch PM's remarks on media freedom and minority rights Kerala Kaumudi India rejects Dutch PM's remarks on media freedom and minority rights AMSTERDAM: The Central Government has rejected concerns raised by the Dutch Prime Minister over declining media…...
Lack Of Understanding: India Pushes Back Against Dutch Remarks On Media, Minority Rights
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (411+ words) New Delhi: India on Sunday strongly rejected remarks made by Dutch political leaders regarding media freedom and minority rights, asserting that the country remains a vibrant democracy where all communities coexist and flourish. The response came during Prime Minister Narendra…...
UN: Rising Violence, Discrimination Against LGBTIQ+
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (347+ words) Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people are widespread, including at school, where 45 per cent of LGBT youth report being bullied. That's the worrying message from UN human rights chief, Volker T'rk, who says that more than one in three countries…...
Modi Govt's Tightly Controlled Script Comes Under Dutch Journalistic Scrutiny
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (695+ words) As The Wire's Devirupa Mitra has reported, ahead of the dinner for Modi hosted at Catshuis, the official residence of the Dutch PM just outside The Hague, PM Rob Jetten spoke with local reporters. Jetten was asked about aspects of…...
Concerns over Muslims, press freedom overshadow Modi's Netherlands outreach
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (273+ words) Ahead of bilateral talks between Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the thirty-nine-year-old Dutch premier voiced acute anxieties to local media over the fraying fabric of minority rights, press freedom, and the rule of law in…...
India trashes allegations on declining minority rights, media freedom: "Vibrant democracy" | Today News
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (602+ words) George was speaking to the media on Saturday evening in the Dutch capital regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the Netherlands. It is not immediately clear whether Jetten had made the remarks. However, in a social media post,…...