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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court pushes government for special daily news bulletin for hearing and speech impaired persons

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati to take instructions from public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on having a special news bulletin at least once a day exclusively for hearing and speech impaired persons. The court’s push for equal rights for persons with disabilities follows a judgment in July which had condemned their stereotyping in …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Madras HC: Caste tag in school names will stigmatise students, remove them

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Friday observed that the usage of the term ‘tribal’ and other caste indicators in the names of government schools is unwarranted as it would “stigmatise” the children studying there. Citing the status report submitted by the Advocate General in the case regarding the welfare schemes implemented in the region, the bench said that it …

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11 months ago

Some X users in India stigmatise cervical cancer patients after Poonam Pandey misadventure

The Hindu

Just hours before World Cancer Day on February 4, some Indian users on X made or shared posts stigmatising both cervical cancer and sex workers, in response to the now-debunked news reports of actor Poonam Pandey’s death from the same condition. A journalist with a national outlet posted on Friday that cervical cancer was sexually transmitted and “often seen in …

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1 year, 10 months ago

SCARF Media for Mental Health Awards presented

The Hindu

Schizophrenia Research Foundation presented the 11th SCARF Media for Mental Health Awards 2022, virtually on Saturday, honouring journalists from across the country and recognising their work that contributed to mental health awareness. Journalists Amit Kamath and Meha Bhardwaj Alter were recognised and awarded the first place for their series “Mind Over Medals” published in News9 Live which focused on the …

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2 years, 4 months ago

EU members split over travel ban against Russians

Al Jazeera

Members of the European Union are divided over a proposed ban on tourist visas for Russians seeking to enter the 27-nation bloc with France and Germany warning against such a measure. Marie Dumoulin, director of the Wider Europe Program at the European Council on Foreign Relations said that the negative effect of a blanket visa ban would outdo the moral …

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2 years, 6 months ago

RIVM voices concern over monkeypox virus spread at Pride events

Dutch News

Public health institute RIVM is warning that upcoming Pride events in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities could lead to a ‘more intensive spread’ of the monkeypox virus within the Netherlands, where the public health institute says there are now 257 confirmed cases. According to a letter by the RIVM’s council of experts that was sent to parliament last week, ‘with …

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2 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court decision could stigmatise abortion globally, says Population Foundation of India

The Hindu

The United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its own landmark 1973 judgment in Roe Vs. Wade that made abortion a constitutional right in the country could stigmatise abortion worldwide, according to the Population Foundation of India. “Given the global influence of the U.S. across every sphere, this is likely to stigmatise reproductive health worldwide, affecting millions, if not billions …

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2 years, 7 months ago

With monkeypox, the world must heed the lessons of HIV/AIDS

Al Jazeera

We need to act fast to prevent the same mistakes that fuelled HIV/AIDS-related panic and discrimination for over four decades. But as headlines link the disease to outbreaks among men who have sex with men, the lessons we learned 40 years ago about stigma and infectious diseases have come roaring back to prominence. And for now, news reports on the …

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2 years, 9 months ago

More than six in 10 Americans oppose ‘Don’t Say Gay’ measures prohibiting LGBT+ discussion in schools

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A majority of Americans oppose legislation restricting classroom discussion of …

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2 years, 10 months ago

What’s behind the escalating row over hijabs in India?

Al Jazeera

The dispute highlights the growing marginalisation of Muslims, as activists say the ban violates religious freedom. We cannot compromise on the hijab.’” “Suddenly, they are asking us to remove hijab.” Reshma Banu, the mother of one of the students barred entry to the same school, said the hijab ban is “unacceptable”. The state’s high court, which is hearing two petitions …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Your guide to the day’s biggest stories from The Hindu

The Hindu

China’s decision to amass troops along the Line of Actual Control was a violation of its written commitments, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, after a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne in Melbourne, where the India-China situation was discussed. Mr. Jaishankar also dismissed a Chinese statement attacking the Quad forum of Australia-India-Japan-United States that met on Friday as …

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2 years, 10 months ago

India dismisses U.S. official’s remarks on hijab controversy

The Hindu

Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain voiced his opinion on the Karnataka hijab row, India on Saturday responded saying “motivated comments on our internal issues are not welcome.” The statement from the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi came after a senior official of the U.S. government remarked on the hijab controversy in …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom: US official

Al Jazeera

US ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom slams hijab ban by the southern Indian state, drawing a sharp response from India. Rashad Hussain, the US ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, said in a tweet on Friday that the hijab ban would stigmatise and marginalise women and girls. Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom and stigmatize and marginalize women and girls.” …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Sidhartha Mallya praises Deepika Padukone, calls her ‘very inspiring’

Hindustan Times

Actor Deepika Padukone has been called ‘very inspiring’ by her ex-boyfriend Sidhartha Mallya. Ahead of the launch of his memoir, If I'm Honest, Sidhartha spoke about his own struggle with mental health and appreciated the efforts of those such as Deepika in the field. The fact that people like her use their platforms to promote mental health is very inspiring, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Why rising number of single men is a matter of worry

Live Mint

While being single offers lot of advantages in terms of personal freedom, in a highly volatile economy, it's can prove to be challenge. In the last three decades, the share of people living single during their prime working years has grown has grown from 29% to 38% in the US, states a new study by Pew Research Center. Besides this, …

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4 years, 1 month ago

Sujata Day on her directorial debut ‘Definition Please’ on south Asian families in a mental health space

The Hindu

One of the most special parts of indie film Definition Please is that it was filmed at director-actor-producer Sujata Day’s childhood home. All of this would go on to become strong influences for Definition Please, in which Sujata wanted to “shine a light on the pressures placed on the children of immigrants, and how they need to do better than …

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4 years, 3 months ago

President Macron says Islam ‘in crisis all over the world’, prompting backlash

The Independent

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4 years, 3 months ago

Kangana Ranaut’s statement on depression is problematic and untrue for mental illnesses

Hindustan Times

The untimely death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has snowballed from a suicide enquiry case to an investigation on drugs racket in the industry and while the controversial debates on acting professionals and scintillating statements on mental health conditions followed, one tweet on depression by diva Kangana Ranaut is a red flag in itself. Kangana Ranaut’s statement on mental …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Macron decries ‘Islamist separatism’, defends right to blaspheme

Al Jazeera

French President Emmanuel Macron criticised what he called “Islamist separatism” in his country and those who seek French citizenship without accepting France’s “right to commit blasphemy”. Macron on Friday defended satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which published caricatures of Prophet Muhammad that helped inspire two French-born men to mount a deadly January 2015 attack on the paper’s newsroom. Speaking at a …

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4 years, 6 months ago

I had Covid-19. And society decided to stigmatise me

Hindustan Times

It was the afternoon of June 3 when I got my coronavirus disease test report as ”detected “. It was a very unpleasant experience for me to see children looking frightened when they saw me and even one neighbour showering abuses at me. I started getting abusive WhatsApp messages from them and the resident welfare association accusing me of being …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Hate in the time of a pandemic

The Hindu

IT has not been easy being a Muslim since 2014: A virulent hate campaign on social media, exhortations to “go to Pakistan” at the slightest pretext and any criticism of the government being equated to criticism of the nation, with even the Prime Minister indulging in the innuendo of identifying protesters by their clothes. From a vegetable vendor in Uttar …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Like India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims

Al Jazeera

The world is going through a period of unprecedented instability, distress and uncertainty. In late March, after a Muslim religious gathering in New Delhi allegedly led to a rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, a politician from the BJP dubbed the gathering “corona terrorism“, and called for Muslims who attend mosques amid the pandemic to be …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Preventing stigma related to COVID-19 requires full-throated campaign, says expert Gita Sen

The Hindu

Gita Sen, director and distinguished professor, Ramalingaswami Centre on Equity & Social Determinants of Health, Public Health Foundation of India, spoke to The Hindu about how the stigma attached to COVID-19 is much like what was seen with HIV/AIDS and how it is a result of poor knowledge. Three sets of people are being stigmatised now: those in quarantine, whether …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s $2 trillion will not shield minorities from coronavirus

Al Jazeera

Coronavirus does not provide a level playing field for the poor – and that is no shock to people of colour in the US. A two-trillion-dollar stimulus plan – aimed at mending the US economy during one of the most volatile pandemics the world has ever seen – was officially approved by Congress last week. Trump has publicly referred to …

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Supreme Court pushes government for special daily news bulletin for hearing and speech impaired persons

Madras HC: Caste tag in school names will stigmatise students, remove them

Some X users in India stigmatise cervical cancer patients after Poonam Pandey misadventure

SCARF Media for Mental Health Awards presented

EU members split over travel ban against Russians

RIVM voices concern over monkeypox virus spread at Pride events

U.S. Supreme Court decision could stigmatise abortion globally, says Population Foundation of India

With monkeypox, the world must heed the lessons of HIV/AIDS

More than six in 10 Americans oppose ‘Don’t Say Gay’ measures prohibiting LGBT+ discussion in schools

What’s behind the escalating row over hijabs in India?

Your guide to the day’s biggest stories from The Hindu

India dismisses U.S. official’s remarks on hijab controversy

Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom: US official

Sidhartha Mallya praises Deepika Padukone, calls her ‘very inspiring’

Why rising number of single men is a matter of worry

Sujata Day on her directorial debut ‘Definition Please’ on south Asian families in a mental health space

President Macron says Islam ‘in crisis all over the world’, prompting backlash

Kangana Ranaut’s statement on depression is problematic and untrue for mental illnesses

Macron decries ‘Islamist separatism’, defends right to blaspheme

I had Covid-19. And society decided to stigmatise me

Hate in the time of a pandemic

Like India, Sri Lanka is using coronavirus to stigmatise Muslims

Preventing stigma related to COVID-19 requires full-throated campaign, says expert Gita Sen

Trump’s $2 trillion will not shield minorities from coronavirus