Human Rights

UNHCR demands legal protection for migrants

The European director of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) demanded on Tuesday (5 May) clarification of the legal status for migrants in the EU in order to control the massive influx of people smuggled in by boats.

May 6, 2015

Gays Not Allowed in Kenya, Says Dy President After High Court Allows LGBT Groups to Register

Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Kenya and 34 other African nations.

May 4, 2015

India Rejects US Panel Report on Religious Tolerance

The US panel report claimed that the religious minorities in India have been subjected to "violent attacks and forced conversions" by Hindu right-wing organisations.

May 1, 2015

US: Divided Supreme Court wrestles with same-sex marriage case

The US Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on 28 April along ideological lines on whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, but Justice Anthony Kennedy, a pivotal vote, seemed open to legalising same-sex marriage nationwide.

Apr 29, 2015

Boy kept chained in a police station in Andhra Pradesh

South Africa: Indian-Origin Author Zainub Priya Dala Hit in the Face with Brick for 'Praising' Rushdie; Twitteratis React

Zainub Priya Dala said the assaulters called her Rushdie's b*t*h.

Mar 24, 2015

Journalists protest in front of Myanmar Peace Center where Myanmar's President Thein Sein is meeting with Myanmar's film stars, in Yangon

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Human Rights

UNHCR demands legal protection for migrants

Gays Not Allowed in Kenya, Says Dy President After High Court Allows LGBT Groups to Register

India Rejects US Panel Report on Religious Tolerance

US: Divided Supreme Court wrestles with same-sex marriage case

Minor Held in Chains for 5 Days at Police Station in Andhra Pradesh [VIDEO]

800 More Indians Rescued Under Heavy Shelling in Yemen; 1,800 Return to India So Far

Rights group applauds Arkansas governors rejection of religion bill

Saudi Arabia Guarantees Assistance for Indians Stranded in Yemen

Menstruation Still a Taboo? Instagram Apologises for Censoring Photo of Woman on her Period [PHOTOS]

India Votes Against Gay Couples in UN along with China and Islamic Nations; Faces Twitter Ire

South Africa: Indian-Origin Author Zainub Priya Dala Hit in the Face with Brick for 'Praising' Rushdie; Twitteratis React

Myanmar Jails Two Journalists for Defamation

Pakistan Postpones Hanging of Shafqat Hussain Tortured As a Child into Confession of Murder

European Central Bank Opening: Anti-Capitalist Protesters and Police Clash Turns Violent [PHOTOS]

International Womens Day 2015: The discrimination and prejudice against African women

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]