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Amnesty accuses Trump of human rights violations
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International on Thursday accused US President Donald Trump of practicing “hateful” politics and said his policies mark “a new era of human rights regression” in the US and around the world.
“Trump takes actions that violate human rights at home and abroad… his backward steps on human rights are setting a dangerous precedent for other governments to follow,” the rights group said in its annual report released at an event in Washington.
It said world leaders failed to prevent abuses such as the persecution of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Instead, many had offered a vision of fear, Amnesty alleged in its “State of the World’s Human Rights” report for 2017.
Amnesty put Trump in the same group as the leaders of Egypt, Russia, China, the Philippines and Venezuela, the BBC reported.
It said Trump and other leaders, including Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, “are callously undermining the rights of millions”.
“The spectres of hatred and fear now loom large in world affairs, and we have few governments standing up for human rights in these disturbing times,” said Amnesty head Salil Shetty.
The Amnesty report called Trump’s travel ban, implemented days after he took office in 2017, a “transparently hateful move”.
“The transparently hateful move by the US government in January to ban entry to people from several Muslim-majority countries set the scene for a year in which leaders took the politics of hate to its most dangerous conclusion,” said Shetty.
In its report, Amnesty criticized the willingness of world leaders to cry “fake news” — a phrase popularised by Trump — in their attacks on the media.
It also attacked the “weak and inconsistent” response of social media companies to a wave of abuse against women and minorities.
Among the many issues highlighted in the 400-page report are the “crimes against humanity” and war crimes in Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, attempts to roll back women’s rights in the US, Russia and Poland as well as sweeping crackdowns on LGBT communities in Chechnya and Egypt.
–IANS
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Chaitra Navratri 2022 begins on the first day of the Hindu month (lunar-solar calendar) Chaitra. It marks the end of spring season and beginning of summer season, and that’s why it is also known as Vasant Navratri. The nine-day-long festival has already started from April 2. Tomorrow, that is April 3, is the second day of Chaitra Navratri, and Goddess Brahmacharini is worshipped on the second day of the holy festival.
Chaitra Navratri 2022 Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini Significance
Maa Brahmacharini is known for her pure and sincere devotion and determination. According to the drik panchang, Goddess Parvati took birth at the home of Daksha Prajapati. In this form, the Goddess Parvati was a great Sati and her unmarried form is worshipped as Goddess Brahmacharini. It is also believed that Lord Mangal, the provider of all fortunes, is governed by Goddess Brahmacharini. She did severe penance to get Lord Shiva as her husband and performed hard austerity. Due to this, she was called Brahmacharini. According to Hindu mythologies, Goddess Brahmacharini was on a diet of Bilva leaves for 3000 years while she prayed to Lord Shankar. Later, she even stopped eating Bilva leaves and continued her penance without any food and water.
Chaitra Navratri 2022 Day 2: Maa Brahmacharini Puja Vidhi
Step 1: The devotees should get up early and should take a bath.
Step 2: Then, the devotees should take flowers, roli, chandan, among other puja samagari and offer them to the idol of Maa Brahmacharini.
Step 3: The devotees should chant mantras and conclude the puja by performing a special Maa Durga Aarti.
The favourite flower of Maa Brahmacharini is Jasmine. The website also mentions the mantras to chant for Maa Brahmacharini.
Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah॥
Stuti:
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Maa Brahmacharini Rupena Samsthita।
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah॥
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