Human Rights

Man, woman equally responsible for adultery; SC slams law for promoting gender inequality

The apex court termed IPC's Section 497 as "manifestly arbitrary" and that it treats a married woman as a "chattel".

Aug 3, 2018

After Assam NRC, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari asks AAP to identify Bangladeshis, Rohingyas in Delhi

National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, whose draft was released on Monday, July 30, excluded close to 40 lakh individuals currently residing in the state.

Aug 2, 2018

Amid NRC row, a look at who are Assam's original people, history and less known facts

Is Assam not entitled to preserve its original cultural and demographic make-up? If so, what exactly is that unique Assamese identity?

Aug 1, 2018

UN peacekeepers rape poor women, buy child sex: UK International Development Committee report

The report cited the example of a Haitian girl being raped for $1 and raised concerns over the sharp rise in cases of sexual exploitation perpetrated by humanitarian aid workers.

Jul 31, 2018

Want him out, but want him safe, says Ecuador president on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

Since being elected in May, Ecuador President Lenin Moreno has taken a tough stance on Assange's case, calling him an "inherited problem" and a "stone in the shoe".

Jul 28, 2018

This viral photograph of a couple kissing in rain got a Bangladeshi photographer beaten, fired

Photojournalist Jibon Ahmed was assaulted and fired from his job for sharing a photo of a couple kissing in the rain on his Facebook and Instagram pages.

Jul 28, 2018

Qattan Row: Kuwaiti fashion blogger remains adamant on maid law, faces flak

Qattan posted a video criticising the government for altering the law which now gives the right for domestic workers to possess their passport and also take a day off in a week.

Jul 25, 2018

Temple board says Hindus targeted during SC hearing on Sabarimala

Arguing that Hindus were targeted during its arguments at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, the Devaswom board said that women are barred from entering Mosques as well but no case has been filed in that regard.

Jul 24, 2018

An aerial view of Kibera slums in Nairob

Kenya's new highway bulldozes into 30,000 homes

The Kenya Urban Roads Authority demolished 30,000 homes as well as two schools to make way for a new $20 million dual carriageway in Nairobi, claiming the inhabitants were all staying illegally.

Jul 24, 2018

Demonstrators listen to speakers at a rally in Trafalgar Square

Welfare cuts in UK hit poor; rate of child poverty increases

A new report by The Resolution Foundation found that child poverty rose by three percent in 2017 as the British government is still facing issues with the rollout of its Universal Credit scheme.

Jul 24, 2018

600 Indians working on the 2022 Football World Cup stadium stranded with no salary in Qatar

An Indian official explained that about 300 of these 600 workers in Qatar have been provided with other jobs and many have even been brought back to India, but there are scores of workers who have been struggling to make ends meet.

Jul 23, 2018

Kerala HC backs couple expelled by Thiruvananthapuram college for marrying against family's wishes

Malavika Babu, 20, and her husband Vyshak, BBA students from CHMM College for Advanced Studies, had eloped after their parents objected to their marriage.

Jul 22, 2018

New report sheds light on Myanmar child rights violation

Legal experts have found that Myanmar's military campaign against the Rohingya has left millions of children suffering from violence, abuse, neglect, sexual and other exploitation, violating the 1991 UN Accord on Child Rights.

Jul 22, 2018

Bihar govt hikes relief for rape and acid attack survivors to Rs 7 lakh

Bihar has witnessed a sharp rise in crime against women in the last seven years. Even after rolling several restrictive measures, the state has failed to arrest the steep rise in the number.

Jul 20, 2018

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

Crime against minorities in neighbouring countries a concern for India: Sushma Swaraj

The External Affairs minister made the statement in Rajya Sabha after highlighting the fact that the population of Hindus in Bangladesh had increased from 8.4 percent in 2011 to 10.7 percent in 2017.

Jul 20, 2018

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Human Rights

Man, woman equally responsible for adultery; SC slams law for promoting gender inequality

After Assam NRC, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari asks AAP to identify Bangladeshis, Rohingyas in Delhi

Amid NRC row, a look at who are Assam's original people, history and less known facts

UN peacekeepers rape poor women, buy child sex: UK International Development Committee report

Want him out, but want him safe, says Ecuador president on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange

This viral photograph of a couple kissing in rain got a Bangladeshi photographer beaten, fired

Qattan Row: Kuwaiti fashion blogger remains adamant on maid law, faces flak

Temple board says Hindus targeted during SC hearing on Sabarimala

Kenya's new highway bulldozes into 30,000 homes

Welfare cuts in UK hit poor; rate of child poverty increases

600 Indians working on the 2022 Football World Cup stadium stranded with no salary in Qatar

Kerala HC backs couple expelled by Thiruvananthapuram college for marrying against family's wishes

New report sheds light on Myanmar child rights violation

Bihar govt hikes relief for rape and acid attack survivors to Rs 7 lakh

Crime against minorities in neighbouring countries a concern for India: Sushma Swaraj

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