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Indonesia Parliament passes law to create more provinces in Papua amidst fears of government repression

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By taking into account the political, administrative, legal aspects, socio-cultural unity, readiness of human resources, basic infrastructure, economic capacity, future developments and the aspirations of the Papuan people.

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What Sexual Harassment Policy Applies to Government Workers in Manchester?

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All New Hampshire government offices and employers will have either a human resources administrator or director of division personnel who is responsible for taking complaints.

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UN Human Rights Committee concerned over Indonesia human rights violations against Papua people

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Similarly, the UNCHR has raised concerns about the lack of judicial action in the investigated cases, as out of 16 cases of human rights violations investigated by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), only 4 have been prosecuted in court.

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India Supreme Court constitutes national task force for allocation of medical oxygen

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Last week, the court had directed the union government to work with the states and maintain a buffer stock of oxygen. The court observed that the task force will provide valuable inputs to the central government to enable it to “go beyond finding ad-hoc solutions to the present problems” and prepare for the future. .”

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San Francisco passes ordinance to collect gender and sexual orientation data from city employees

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San Francisco passed an ordinance on Tuesday to allow the city government to request information regarding the gender identity and sexual orientation of employees and candidates for job openings. Under that ordinance, information about employees of the city government’s gender identity and sexual orientation could not be collected.

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United States: Personal View: ESG Wars Will Be Fought In The Courtroom, Not The Boardroom - Dinsmore & Shohl

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Anyone who thinks that the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement is just a human resources trend, environmentalist crusade or a do-gooders' investment plan.

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Afghanistan dispatches: female civil servants to be fired and replaced by men in new Taliban decree

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Here, a lawyer in Kabul offers his observations and perspective on a new Taliban decree relating to civil servant recruitment which overtly discriminates against women, requiring termination of existing female employees of the Afghan government and prohibiting their future hiring.