Human Rights

Police torturing gay men with anal probes to prove homosexuality in Uganda: Report

This sort of assault, activists say has been encouraged by the anti-gay policies of President Yoweri Museveni's government.

Nov 2, 2016

Pakistan Supreme Court blocks execution of paranoid schizophrenic murder convict

The court has now scheduled a hearing for the second week of November.

Oct 31, 2016

Ludhiana: Release certificates for 650 rescued child labourers not issued; their rehabilitation delayed by 4 years

The delay by the administration officials in issuing release certificates to the rescued child labourers has denied them rehabilitation.

Oct 28, 2016

Surat diamond merchant does it again; gifts 400 flats, 1,260 cars as Diwali bonus to employees

Savji Dholakia, who owns Hari Krishna Exports, has spent Rs 51 crore as Diwali bonus for his employees this year.

Oct 28, 2016

7th Pay Commission: Good news for contract staff this Diwali

Justice JS Khehar, heading the bench at the apex court said it based its judgement on the principle of 'equal pay for equal work'.

Oct 27, 2016

World Neighbors (WN) NGO lowers the incidence of teen births in Madhubani, Bihar

According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014 the child birth rate was 24.2 per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 years in USA.

Oct 27, 2016

Calais Jungle: Key facts and numbers on the makeshift migrant camp

French police have started to evict migrants form the makeshift camp know as the Calais Jungle. Up to 10,000 migrants have settled at the camp with the hopes of entering the UK, as many of the people there have travelled from crisis-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea.

Oct 24, 2016

Top UN human rights official calls Aleppo bombings 'crimes of historic proportions'

UN Human Rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein referred to Aleppo as a "slaughterhouse" and urged major powers to stop the fighting.

Oct 21, 2016

Call for international action over Chinese treatment of Tibet and Larung Gar

Protests against the alleged religious oppression of Tibetan monks and nuns took place internationally on 19 October. Activists claim that monasteries are being destroyed and the people living there forcibly evicted.

Oct 20, 2016

Karnataka: Citizens mull legal action over steel flyover after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ignores protest

Citizens are planning mass rally, referendum, all night vigil, petitions, video campaigns and legal recourse.

Oct 19, 2016

SC to re-examine if Hinduism is a way of life or just a religion; and if it is fair to be used to seek votes

The latest hearing is set to have profound political implications ahead of assembly elections in five states.

Oct 18, 2016

Iraqi forces advance against Islamic State in Mosul offensive

As part of the Iraqi governments offensive on Mosul, Iraqi Kurdish military forces have started to clear several villages held by Islamic State. Some 30,000 Iraqi government forces, Kurdish Peshmerga militia and Sunni tribal fighters are expected to take part in the offence to drive up to 8,000 Islamic State militants out of Mosul. If Mosul falls, Raqqa in Syria will be Islamic States last city stronghold.

Oct 17, 2016

Jails are overcrowded by 150%, says Supreme Court

The apex court terms the situation "not only tragic, but also pathetic."

Oct 17, 2016

Anti-trafficking legislation to be presented in Parliament during winter session, says Maneka Gandhi

The bill sets to make a distinction between those who were trafficked and the trafficker.

Oct 17, 2016

Why undertrials equalling the population of Barbados are languishing in Indian jails?

In 2014, seven in 10 prisoners were undertrials, and two in 10 had been detained for over a year without being convicted.

Oct 17, 2016