Tag: migrant crisis
The Cost of ignoring refugees, the Messenia boat disaster
On 14 June 2023, a fishing boat, called the Andrianna, carrying over 750 refugees sank in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Pylos,...
Government Denial of Migrant Workers Deaths Data is Blatantly False:SWAN
On the first day of the parliament session, the Centre responded that the question of compensation for the families of dead migrant workers does...
RJD´s Manoj Jha Slams Government for COVID-19 Response in Rajya Sabha
Manoj Jha, in his Rajya Sabha speech on September 16 slammed the government over the various ways in which it has mishandled the COVID-19...
Monsoon Session of Parliament: First Two Days Without Question Hour
The monsoon session of the Parliament, the first to be held since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, began on September 14. Both the...
“No Data on Deaths of Migrant Workers, Cannot Give Compensation”: ...
The Government has not maintained a record on the number of migrant worker deaths amidst the lockdown and so “the question (of compensation) does...
The Economy and the Black Magic of the Rhea and Sushant...
Just until a few weeks ago, images of the horrors of the nation-wide lockdown were everywhere. Rural migrants working in cities had come out...
Govt Failures Have Left People Hopeless: Human Rights Body COVID-19 Report
The National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO), based in New Delhi, has recently published a report concerning the impact of COVID19 on society...
Indian Railways Earns Rs 429 Crores through Shramik Special Trains
An RTI query by activist Ajay Bose has revealed that Indian Railways earned Rs 428 Crore till Juner 29th 'Shramik Special Trains' during the...
U.P Man Booked for Sedition for Facebook Comment on Yogi Adityanath
Prayagraj police have filed a sedition case against a person for his comment on a Facebook post on migrant workers’ issue, saying that he was “disrespecting”...
Congress targets BJP government with “Speak Up India ” campaign
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday led the party’s ‘Speak up India’ campaign, asking the government to come to the rescue of lakhs of...
