Hindu sect sued for using forced labour at temples across 5 US states and other stories

Today we look at allegations of forced labour against the BAPS sect in the US, the end of Palestinian detainee Miqdad al-Qawasmeh’s hunger strike, and more

November 12, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

In today’s episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at an ongoing lawsuit against a prominent Hindu sect BAPS including allegations of forced labour and exploitation of vulnerable workers lured from India; the end of a 113-day long hunger strike by a Palestinian administrative detainee Miqdad al-Qawasmeh after an agreement with Israel to secure his release in 2022; key points of the second draft of the COP26 agreement as the conference enters its last formal day of negotiations; and the removal of the leader of the TLP extremist group, Saad Rizvi, from Pakistan’s terrorism watchlist.